ProfilePress 3.0 - 3.1.3 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation
CVE-2021-34621

9.8CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor
Wordpress
Status
Profilepress
Vendor
CVE Published:
7 July 2021

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC🟣 EPSS 91%

Summary

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. This issue affects versions 3.0.0 - 3.1.3. .

Affected Version(s)

ProfilePress 3.0.0 - 3.1.3

Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)

PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.

CVE-2021-34621
Created by RandomRobbieBF

CVE-2021-34621-EXPLOIT
Created by K3ysTr0K3R

CVE-2021-34621
Created by navreet1425

References

https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2021/06/easily-exploitable...
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http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163973/WordPress-Pro...
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EPSS Score

91% chance of being exploited in the next 30 days.

CVSS V3.1

Score:
9.8
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • 🟡

    Public PoC available

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Chloe Chamberland, Wordfence
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