AdForest <= 5.1.6 - Privilege Escalation via Password Reset/Account Takeover
50Vexday Risk Score
Prioritize patching. It exploitation observed by VulnCheck.
ssvc Actcvss 9.8epss 0.7%
from disclosure to weapon
Published on NVDJan 8
VulnCheck+482d
exploitation probability
0.7%top 50% of all CVEs
observed exploitation
yesVulnCheck
The AdForest theme for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeover in all versions up to, and including, 5.1.6. This is due to the plugin not properly validating a user's identity prior to updating their password through the adforest_reset_password() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change arbitrary user's passwords, including administrators, and leverage that to gain access to their account.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products
scriptsbundle · AdForest