WordPress security changelog
MEDIUM CVE-2024-1050 Deferred

Import and export users and customers: A security weakness

Import and export users and customers is affected by a security weakness. Exploitation requires at least subscriber-level access. The resulting impact depends on how the affected component exposes the vulnerable operation.

CVE / CNA score 4.3 CVSS 3.1 · security@wordfence.com
NVD score Pending NVD has not published its own CVSS assessment.
Component
Import and export users and customers
Plugin slug
import-users-from-csv-with-meta
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
May 04, 2024
Weakness
CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

This CVE was published May 04, 2024 and is one of 17 known issues for this plugin.

What to do

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Import and export users and customers to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.

No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.

Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.

Source record

Technical description

The Import and export users and customers plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the ajax_force_reset_password_delete_metas() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.26.5. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to delete all forced password resets. CVE-2024-34815 is a duplicate of this issue.

CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

References

Primary and upstream sources