CVE-2021-24170

User Profile Picture < 2.5.0 - Sensitive Information Disclosure

Published: Apr 5, 2021Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-200

7.5HIGH

Description

The REST API endpoint get_users in the User Profile Picture WordPress plugin before 2.5.0 returned more information than was required for its functionality to users with the upload_files capability. This included password hashes, hashed user activation keys, usernames, emails, and other less sensitive information.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAttack Vector

Network

AC:LAttack Complexity

Low

PR:NPrivileges Required

None

UI:NUser Interaction

None

Scope

S:UScope

Unchanged

Impact

C:HConfidentiality

High

I:NIntegrity

None

A:NAvailability

None

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Weaknesses

CWE-200

Affected Products

cozmoslabs

commercial

user profile pictureOn-premWeb App

Web & CMS Plugins / wordpress-plugin

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Exploitability

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References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/29fc5b0e-0a5f-4484-a1e6-a0a1206726cc

wpscan.com

https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2021/03/medium-severity-vulnerability-patched-in-user-profile-picture-plugin/

wordfence.com

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