WordPress security changelog
MEDIUM CVE-2021-24836 Modified

Temporary Login Without Password: Cross-site request forgery

Temporary Login Without Password is affected by cross-site request forgery. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. Exploitation relies on a signed-in privileged user submitting an attacker-controlled request.

CVE / CNA score 4.3 CVSS · contact@wpscan.com
NVD score 4.3 CVSS 3.1 · nvd@nist.gov
Component
Temporary Login Without Password
Plugin slug
temporary-login-without-password
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Dec 13, 2021
Weakness
CWE-352 — Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

This CVE was published Dec 13, 2021 and is one of 1 known issue for this plugin.

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Temporary Login Without Password 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 Temporary Login Without Password WordPress plugin before 1.7.1 does not have authorisation and CSRF checks when updating its settings, which could allows any logged-in users, such as subscribers to update them

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

Primary and upstream sources