SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2020-36666

Since the plugins allow user registration via a custom form (even if the blog does not allow users to register) it makes any site using it vulnerable.

HIGH 8.8EPSS 0.91%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.91%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

The directory-pro WordPress plugin before 1.9.5, final-user-wp-frontend-user-profiles WordPress plugin before 1.2.2, producer-retailer WordPress plugin through TODO, photographer-directory WordPress plugin before 1.0.9, real-estate-pro WordPress plugin before 1.7.1, institutions-directory WordPress plugin before 1.3.1, lawyer-directory WordPress plugin before 1.2.9, doctor-listing WordPress plugin before 1.3.6, Hotel Listing WordPress plugin before 1.3.7, fitness-trainer WordPress plugin before 1.4.1, wp-membership WordPress plugin before 1.5.7, sold by the same developer (e-plugins), do not implementing any security measures in some AJAX calls. For example in the file plugin.php, the function iv_directories_update_profile_setting() uses update_user_meta with any data provided by the ajax call, which can be used to give the logged in user admin capabilities. Since the plugins allow user registration via a custom form (even if the blog does not allow users to register) it makes any site using it vulnerable.

CVSS 3.1
8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
0.91% probability · 58th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
e-plugins/directory pro · e-plugins/final user · e-plugins/fitness trainer · e-plugins/hospital \& doctor directory · e-plugins/hotel directory · e-plugins/institutions directory · e-plugins/lawyer directory · e-plugins/photographer-directory · e-plugins/producer-retailer · e-plugins/real estate pro · e-plugins/wp membership
Source
contact@wpscan.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.