CVE-2023-2499 RegistrationMagic <= 5.2.1.0 - Authentication Bypass
Unauthenticated attackers can bypass authentication via Google social login to log in as any existing user, including administrators, if they know the email address.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-2499?
CVE-2023-2499 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in metagauss RegistrationMagic – Custom Registration Forms, User Registration, Payment, and User Login, published on 16 May 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The RegistrationMagic plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass in versions up to, and including, 5.2.1.0. This is due to insufficient verification on the user being supplied during a Google social login through the plugin. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to log in as any existing user on the site, such as an administrator, if they have access to the email.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-2499?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Metagauss Registrationmagic.
How do I fix CVE-2023-2499?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-2499 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-2023-2499 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-2499 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in metagauss RegistrationMagic – Custom Registration Forms, User Registration, Payment, and User Login
- CVE-2017-20208 RegistrationMagic - Custom Registration Forms <= 3.7.9.2 - PHP Object Injection
- CVE-2024-10508 Auth bypass in RegistrationMagic – Custom Registration Forms, User Registration, Payment, and User Login
- CVE-2021-4073 RegistrationMagic <= 5.0.1.7 Authentication Bypass
- CVE-2024-1990 SQL injection in RegistrationMagic – Custom Registration Forms, User Registration, Payment, and User Login
- CVE-2024-1991 Privilege escalation in RegistrationMagic – Custom Registration Forms, User Registration, Payment, and User Login
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2mx9-wcpw-c6gq.