PT-2021-20588 · WordPress · Profilepress

Chloe Chamberland · Published 2021-07-05 · Updated 2023-05-26 · CVE-2021-34621

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.8

Critical

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: ProfilePress WordPress plugin versions 3.0.0 through 3.1.3

Description: A vulnerability in the user registration component found in the ~/src/Classes/RegistrationAuth.php file of the ProfilePress WordPress plugin made it possible for users to register on sites as an administrator.

Recommendations: For versions 3.0.0 through 3.1.3, update to a version that contains a fix for this issue to prevent unauthorized administrative access. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Improper Privilege Management

Missing Authentication

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-269

CWE-306

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-34621

Affected Products

Profilepress

References · 11

• 🔥 https://github.com/navreet1425/CVE-2021-34621 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://wordfence.com/blog/2021/06/easily-exploitable-critical-vulnerabilities-patched-in-profilepress-plugin · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/50242 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163973/WordPress-ProfilePress-3.1.3-Privilege-Escalation.html · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-34621 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-34621 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/rnetsec/15667 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/pentestingnews/10773 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/defcon_news/84950 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cybersecuritytechnologies/3770 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/17297 · Telegram Post