Formidable Registration <= 2.11 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Arbitrary User Password Reset To Account Takeover

Missing Authorization
CVE CVE-2024-1290
CVSS High (8.8)
Publicly Published February 19, 2024
Last Updated March 12, 2024
Researcher Scott Kingsley Clark
Description

The WordPress User Registration Forms by Formidable Forms plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary user password reset and account takeover in all versions up to, and including, 2.11. This is due to the plugin allowing users with access to the editor to utilize the frm-set-password-link shortcode and supply any user ID. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to reset the password of any user account and achieve account takeover

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug formidable-registration (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 2.11
Patched Version
  • 2.12
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