WP Reset – Most Advanced WordPress Reset Tool (PRO) 5.00- 5.98 - Missing Authorization to Database Reset

Improper Access Control
CVE CVE-2021-36909
CVSS High (8.8)
Publicly Published November 10, 2021
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Dave Jong
Description

Authenticated Database Reset vulnerability in WordPress WP Reset PRO Premium plugin (versions <= 5.98) allows any authenticated user to wipe the entire database regardless of their authorization. It leads to a complete website reset and takeover.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug wp-reset (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • 5.00 - 5.98
Patched Version
  • 5.99
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