Information disclosure in Ultimate Member – User Profile & Membership Plugin for WordPress

1) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU18597

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 5.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: N/A

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Information exposure

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to the lack of validation when change the file name wp-config.php from the profile form. A remote authorized attacker can read and delete wp-config.php file to gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Ultimate Member - User Profile & Membership Plugin: 2.0.4 - 2.0.45

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:ultimatemember:ultimate-member:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ultimatemember:ultimate-member:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ultimatemember:ultimate-member:2.0.9:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

External links

https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9276/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.