CVE-2021-24655 WP User Manager < 2.6.3 - Arbitrary User Password Reset to Account Compromise
Authenticated users can reset passwords for any other user by manipulating the user ID, leading to account takeover.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-24655?
CVE-2021-24655 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Unknown WP User Manager – User Profile Builder & Membership, published on 17 Jul 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The WP User Manager WordPress plugin before 2.6.3 does not ensure that the user ID to reset the password of is related to the reset key given. As a result, any authenticated user can reset the password (to an arbitrary value) of any user knowing only their ID, and gain access to their account.
Weakness: CWE-639
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24655?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wpusermanager Wp User Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2021-24655?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24655 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2021-24655 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24655 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown WP User Manager – User Profile Builder & Membership
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x6w7-v4jh-m22f.