# 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.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 17 Jul 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-x6w7-v4jh-m22f

## 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 (Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24655?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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.

## 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

- [CVE-2024-10216](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-10216/): Missing authorization in WP User Manager – User Profile Builder & Membership (medium 4.3)
- [CVE-2024-10537](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-10537/): Missing authorization in WP User Manager – User Profile Builder & Membership (medium 4.3)
- [CVE-2024-43336](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-43336/): Cross-site request forgery in WP User Manager (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-24655 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24655 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Unknown WP User Manager – User Profile Builder & Membership. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24655/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24655/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-24655
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-24655
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-24655

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24655/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.