CVE-2021-4073
RegistrationMagic WordPress Remote Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Description
The RegistrationMagic WordPress plugin made it possible for unauthenticated users to log in as any site user, including administrators, if they knew a valid username on the site due to missing identity validation in the social login function social_login_using_email() of the plugin. This affects versions equal to, and less than, 5.0.1.7.
INFO
Published Date :
Dec. 14, 2021, 4:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Jan. 21, 2022, 8:58 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
3.9
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2021-4073.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2635173/custom-registration-form-builder-with-submission-manager/trunk/services/class_rm_user_services.php | Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2021/12/authentication-bypass-vulnerability-patched-in-user-registration-plugin/ | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories/#CVE-2021-4073 | Third Party Advisory |
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CVE-2021-4073 vulnerability over time.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Jan. 21, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:registrationmagic:registrationmagic:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* versions from (including) 5.0.1.7 OR *cpe:2.3:a:metagauss:registrationmagic:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* versions from (including) 5.0.1.7 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Dec. 16, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2635173/custom-registration-form-builder-with-submission-manager/trunk/services/class_rm_user_services.php No Types Assigned https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2635173/custom-registration-form-builder-with-submission-manager/trunk/services/class_rm_user_services.php Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2021/12/authentication-bypass-vulnerability-patched-in-user-registration-plugin/ No Types Assigned https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2021/12/authentication-bypass-vulnerability-patched-in-user-registration-plugin/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories/#CVE-2021-4073 No Types Assigned https://www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories/#CVE-2021-4073 Third Party Advisory Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:registrationmagic:registrationmagic:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* versions up to (including) 5.0.1.7
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-4073 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2021-4073
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.52 }} 0.15%
score
0.77234
percentile