UsersWP <= 1.2.3 - Subscriber+ User Avatar Override

Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
CVE CVE-2022-0442
CVSS Medium (4.3)
Publicly Published February 14, 2022
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Felipe de Avila
Description

The UsersWP WordPress plugin before 1.2.3.1 is missing access controls when updating a user avatar, and does not make sure file names for user avatars are unique, allowing a logged in user to overwrite another users avatar.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug userswp (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 1.2.3.1
Patched Version
  • 1.2.3.1
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