Critical vulnerabilities found in WordPress plugin affecting 400,000 sites.
Critical vulnerabilities found in WordPress plugin affecting 400,000 sites.
THREAT LEVEL: Amber.
For a detailed advisory, download the pdf file here.
Around 400,000 sites were affected by several critical vulnerabilities(CVE-2021-34621, CVE-2021-34622, CVE-2021-34623, CVE-2021-34624) discovered in ProfilePress, a WordPress plugin. The vulnerabilities are easily exploitable which makes it possible for an adversary to gain admin access and upload arbitrary files to vulnerable sites without requiring any prior authentication. The frequent exploitation of the WordPress plugin makes it important for targeted websites admin to update the plugin to the latest available patched version 3.1.4.
Vulnerability Details
| CVE ID | Affected Versions | Vulnerability Name |
| CVE-2021-34621 | 3.0 – 3.1.3 | Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation |
| CVE-2021-34622 | 3.0 – 3.1.3 | Authenticated Privilege Escalation |
| CVE-2021-34623 | 3.0 – 3.1.3 | Arbitrary File Upload in Image Uploader Component |
| CVE-2021-34624 | 3.0 – 3.1.3 | Arbitrary File Upload in Image Uploader Component |
References
https://vulners.com/wpvulndb/WPVDB-ID:E12448EC-84A0-46AA-B280-5D9A80EE1E41
