#VU18146 Cross-site request forgery in Ultimate Member - User Profile & Membership Plugin - CVE-2019-10673

Vulnerability identifier: #VU18146

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-10673

CWE-ID: CWE-352

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Ultimate Member - User Profile & Membership Plugin
Web applications / Modules and components for CMS

Vendor: Ultimate Member

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site request forgery attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of the HTTP request origin. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially specially crafted web page and perform arbitrary actions on behalf of the victim on the vulnerable website, such as change the e-mail address in the administrator profile, and then the attacker is able to reset the administrator password using the WordPress "password forget" form.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Ultimate Member - User Profile & Membership Plugin: 2.0.4 - 2.0.39

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External links
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152315/WordPress-Ultimate-Member-2.0.38-Cross-Site-Request-Forgery.html

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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