WordPress security changelog
CRITICAL CVE-2019-15111 Modified

Wp Front End Profile: Privilege escalation or authentication bypass

Wp Front End Profile is affected by privilege escalation or authentication bypass. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. A successful request can grant permissions or access that the caller should not possess.

CVE / CNA score 9.8 CVSS · cve@mitre.org
NVD score 9.8 CVSS 3.0 · nvd@nist.gov
Component
Wp Front End Profile
Plugin slug
wp-front-end-profile
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Aug 21, 2019
Weakness
NVD-CWE-noinfo

This CVE was published Aug 21, 2019 and is one of 5 known issues for this plugin.

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Wp Front End Profile 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 wp-front-end-profile plugin before 0.2.2 for WordPress has a privilege escalation issue.

NVD vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary and upstream sources