Description

WordPress Plugin Advanced Forms for ACF Pro is prone to a security bypass vulnerability. Exploiting this issue may allow attackers to perform otherwise restricted actions and subsequently change arbitrary user's email address and request for reset password, which could lead to take over of WordPress's administrator account. WordPress Plugin Advanced Forms for ACF Pro version 1.6.8 is vulnerable; prior versions may also be affected.

Remediation

Update to plugin version 1.6.9 or latest

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/364b0843-a990-4204-848a-60c928cc5bc0

https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/advanced-forms/trunk/readme.txt

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Severity

High

Classification

CVE-2021-24892 CWE-264 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Tags

Missing Update Authentication Bypass