CVE-2023-2549 Cross-site request forgery in Custom Login Page | Temporary Users | Rebrand Login | Login Captcha
Unauthenticated attackers can create administrator accounts via CSRF by tricking site admins, leading to privilege escalation and account takeover.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-2549?
CVE-2023-2549 is a high-severity vulnerability in featherplugins Custom Login Page | Temporary Users | Rebrand Login | Login Captcha, published on 31 May 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Feather Login Page plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions starting from 1.0.7 up to, and including, 1.1.1. This is due to missing nonce validation in the 'createTempAccountLink' function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to create a new user with administrator role via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link. An attacker can leverage CVE-2023-2545 to get the login link or request a password reset to the new user's email address.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-2549?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Featherplugins Feather Login Page.
How do I fix CVE-2023-2549?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-2549 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-2549 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-2549 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in featherplugins Custom Login Page | Temporary Users | Rebrand Login | Login Captcha
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mxpm-pfrp-xvp8.