Advanced Forms for ACF <= 1.6.8 - Insecure Direct Object Reference

8.8
Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
CVE CVE-2021-24892
CVSS 8.8 (High)
Publicly Published June 27, 2020
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Suppawit Punhakit

Description

Insecure Direct Object Reference in edit function of Advanced Forms (Free & Pro) before 1.6.9 allows authenticated remote attacker to change arbitrary user's email address and request for reset password, which could lead to take over of WordPress's administrator account. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker must register to obtain a valid WordPress's user and use such user to authenticate with WordPress in order to exploit the vulnerable edit function.

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Vulnerability Details for Advanced Forms for ACF

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug advanced-forms (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 1.6.9, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • < 1.6.9
Patched Version
  • 1.6.9

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