CVE-2019-25738
WordPress Hybrid Composer 1.4.6 contains an unauthenticated settings change vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to modify WordPress options by exploiting the hc_ajax_save_option action. Attackers can send POST requests to the admin-ajax.php endpoint with the action parameter set to hc_ajax_save_option to enable user registration and set the default role to administrator, enabling account takeover.
Weakness
WordPress Hybrid Composer 1.4.6 contains an unauthenticated settings change vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to modify WordPress options by exploiting the hc_ajax_save_option action. Attackers can send POST requests to the admin-ajax.php endpoint with the action parameter set to hc_ajax_save_option to enable user registration and set the default role to administrator, enabling account takeover.
References
- http://wordpress.framework-y.com
- http://wordpress.framework-y.com/hybrid-composer/
- https://labs.sucuri.net/wptf-hybrid-composer-unauthenticated-arbitrary-options-update/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47154
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wordpress-hybrid-composer-unauthenticated-settings-change
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