CVE-2023-2548 Missing authorization in RegistrationMagic – Custom Registration Forms, User Registration, Payment, and User Login
Authenticated administrators can change arbitrary user passwords via insecure direct object references, potentially taking over super-administrator accounts.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-2548?
CVE-2023-2548 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in metagauss RegistrationMagic – Custom Registration Forms, User Registration, Payment, and User Login, published on 16 May 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The RegistrationMagic plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object References in versions up to, and including, 5.2.0.5. This is due to the plugin providing user-controlled access to objects, letting a user bypass authorization and access system resources. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level permissions and above, to change user passwords and potentially take over super-administrator accounts in multisite setup.
Weakness: CWE-639
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-2548?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Metagauss Registrationmagic.
How do I fix CVE-2023-2548?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-2548 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2023-2548 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-2548 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-2023-2499 RegistrationMagic <= 5.2.1.0 - Authentication Bypass
- 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
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v3mv-8xgw-9prf.