WordPress security changelog
MEDIUM CVE-2023-6799 Modified

WP Reset – Most Advanced WordPress Reset Tool: Sensitive information exposure

WP Reset – Most Advanced WordPress Reset Tool is affected by sensitive information exposure. The vulnerable path is reachable without authentication. Successful exploitation can disclose data that should not be available to the caller.

CVE / CNA score 5.9 CVSS 3.1 · security@wordfence.com
NVD score 5.9 CVSS 3.1 · nvd@nist.gov
Component
WP Reset – Most Advanced WordPress Reset Tool
Plugin slug
wp-reset
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Apr 09, 2024
Weakness
CWE-330 — Use of Insufficiently Random Values

This CVE was published Apr 09, 2024 and is one of 6 known issues for this plugin.

What to do

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update WP Reset – Most Advanced WordPress Reset Tool 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 WP Reset – Most Advanced WordPress Reset Tool plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 2.0 via the use of insufficiently random snapshot names. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract sensitive data including site backups by brute-forcing the snapshot filenames. Please note that the vendor does not plan to do any further hardening on this functionality.

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

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

References

Primary and upstream sources