VulnerabilityAnalyzed
CVE-2024-1290
The User Registration WordPress plugin before 2.12 does not prevent users with at least the contributor role from rendering sensitive shortcodes, allowing them to generate, and leak, valid password reset URLs, which they can use to take over any accounts.
MEDIUM 6.5EPSS 0.55%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.55%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The User Registration WordPress plugin before 2.12 does not prevent users with at least the contributor role from rendering sensitive shortcodes, allowing them to generate, and leak, valid password reset URLs, which they can use to take over any accounts.
- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.55% probability · 45th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- strategy11/user registration forms
- Source
- contact@wpscan.com
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a60187d4-9491-435a-bc36-8dd348a1ffa3/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a60187d4-9491-435a-bc36-8dd348a1ffa3/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.