CVE-2019-25738
Description
WordPress Hybrid Composer 1.4.6 contains an unauthenticated settings change vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to modify WordPress options by exploiting the hc_ajax_save_option action. Attackers can send POST requests to the admin-ajax.php endpoint with the action parameter set to hc_ajax_save_option to enable user registration and set the default role to administrator, enabling account takeover.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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โ Propose a mitigation on Community โ Mitigations published via the community go through AI scoring + 2 human reviewers + 7-day silent objection window before landing here withsource_tier=community-verified.
References
- http://wordpress.framework-y.com
- http://wordpress.framework-y.com/hybrid-composer/
- https://labs.sucuri.net/wptf-hybrid-composer-unauthenticated-arbitrary-options-update/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47154
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wordpress-hybrid-composer-unauthenticated-settings-change
CWEs
CWE-306
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.