Register Plus: A security weakness
Register Plus is affected by a security weakness. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. The resulting impact depends on how the affected component exposes the vulnerable operation.
- Component
- Register Plus
- Plugin slug
register-plus- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Dec 06, 2010
This CVE was published Dec 06, 2010 and is one of 2 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Register Plus 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.
Technical description
The Register Plus plugin 3.5.1 and earlier for WordPress allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a direct request to (1) dash_widget.php and (2) register-plus.php, which reveals the installation path in an error message.
NVD vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N