The easy-wp-smtp plugin before 1.4.4 for WordPress allows Administrator account takeover, as exploited in the wild in December 2020. If an…
mitre·CWE-532·Published 2020-12-14
The easy-wp-smtp plugin before 1.4.4 for WordPress allows Administrator account takeover, as exploited in the wild in December 2020. If an attacker can list the wp-content/plugins/easy-wp-smtp/ directory, then they can discover a log file (such as #############_debug_log.txt) that contains all password-reset links. The attacker can request a reset of the Administrator password and then use a link found there.
The easy-wp-smtp plugin before 1.4.4 for WordPress allows Administrator account takeover, as exploited in the wild in December 2020. If an attacker can list the wp-content/plugins/easy-wp-smtp/ directory, then they can discover a log file (such as #############_debug_log.txt) that contains all password-reset links. The attacker can request a reset of the Administrator password and then use a link found there.
El plugin easy-wp-smtp versiones anteriores a 1.4.4 para WordPress, permite una toma de control de la cuenta de administrador, como es explotado "in the wild" en diciembre de 2020. Si un atacante puede enumerar el directorio wp-content/plugins/easy-wp-smtp/, entonces puede detectar un archivo de registro (como ############# _ debug_log.txt) que contiene todos los enlaces de restablecimiento de contraseña. El atacante puede pedir un restablecimiento de la contraseña de Administrador y luego usar un enlace que se encuentra allí.
| Version | Type | Source | Base | Exp | Impact | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.0 | Primary | NVD | 5.0 | 10.0 | 2.9 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| 3.1 | Primary | NVD | 7.5 | 3.9 | 3.6 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |