CVE-2020-36666

Multiple e-plugins - Subscriber+ Privilege Escalation

State
Published
Severity
8.8 High
Published
Mar 27, 2023
Updated
Feb 19, 2025
Reserved
Mar 6, 2023

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Description

The directory-pro WordPress plugin before 1.9.5, final-user-wp-frontend-user-profiles WordPress plugin before 1.2.2, producer-retailer WordPress plugin through TODO, photographer-directory WordPress plugin before 1.0.9, real-estate-pro WordPress plugin before 1.7.1, institutions-directory WordPress plugin before 1.3.1, lawyer-directory WordPress plugin before 1.2.9, doctor-listing WordPress plugin before 1.3.6, Hotel Listing WordPress plugin before 1.3.7, fitness-trainer WordPress plugin before 1.4.1, wp-membership WordPress plugin before 1.5.7, sold by the same developer (e-plugins), do not implementing any security measures in some AJAX calls. For example in the file plugin.php, the function iv_directories_update_profile_setting() uses update_user_meta with any data provided by the ajax call, which can be used to give the logged in user admin capabilities. Since the plugins allow user registration via a custom form (even if the blog does not allow users to register) it makes any site using it vulnerable.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
3.18.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HCISA-ADP

Weaknesses

The record names no weakness.

Affected Products

ProductVersions
directory-proUnknown
  • before 1.9.5Affected
final-user-wp-frontend-user-profilesUnknown
  • before 1.2.2Affected
producer-retailerUnknown
  • TODO and earlierAffected
photographer-directoryUnknown
  • before 1.0.9Affected
real-estate-proUnknown
  • before 1.7.1Affected
institutions-directoryUnknown
  • before 1.3.1Affected
lawyer-directoryUnknown
  • before 1.2.9Affected
doctor-listingUnknown
  • before 1.3.6Affected
Hotel ListingUnknown
  • before 1.3.7Affected
fitness-trainerUnknown
  • before 1.4.1Affected
wp-membershipUnknown
  • before 1.5.7Affected

References

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