CVE-2021-4073 (GCVE-0-2021-4073)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2021-12-14 15:50
Modified
2025-02-14 17:48
Severity ?
CWE
  • CWE-287 - Improper Authentication
Summary
The RegistrationMagic WordPress plugin made it possible for unauthenticated users to log in as any site user, including administrators, if they knew a valid username on the site due to missing identity validation in the social login function social_login_using_email() of the plugin. This affects versions equal to, and less than, 5.0.1.7.
Impacted products
Show details on NVD website


{
  "containers": {
    "adp": [
      {
        "providerMetadata": {
          "dateUpdated": "2024-08-03T17:16:03.759Z",
          "orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
          "shortName": "CVE"
        },
        "references": [
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_refsource_MISC",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories/#CVE-2021-4073"
          },
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_refsource_MISC",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2635173/custom-registration-form-builder-with-submission-manager/trunk/services/class_rm_user_services.php"
          },
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_refsource_MISC",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2021/12/authentication-bypass-vulnerability-patched-in-user-registration-plugin/"
          }
        ],
        "title": "CVE Program Container"
      },
      {
        "metrics": [
          {
            "other": {
              "content": {
                "id": "CVE-2021-4073",
                "options": [
                  {
                    "Exploitation": "none"
                  },
                  {
                    "Automatable": "yes"
                  },
                  {
                    "Technical Impact": "total"
                  }
                ],
                "role": "CISA Coordinator",
                "timestamp": "2025-02-14T17:48:40.517668Z",
                "version": "2.0.3"
              },
              "type": "ssvc"
            }
          }
        ],
        "providerMetadata": {
          "dateUpdated": "2025-02-14T17:48:49.176Z",
          "orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
          "shortName": "CISA-ADP"
        },
        "title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment"
      }
    ],
    "cna": {
      "affected": [
        {
          "product": "RegistrationMagic",
          "vendor": "RegistrationMagic",
          "versions": [
            {
              "lessThanOrEqual": "5.0.1.7",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "5.0.1.7",
              "versionType": "custom"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "credits": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "Chloe Chamberland, Wordfence"
        },
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "Marco Wotschka, Wordfence"
        },
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "AyeCode Ltd"
        }
      ],
      "datePublic": "2021-12-08T00:00:00.000Z",
      "descriptions": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "The RegistrationMagic WordPress plugin made it possible for unauthenticated users to log in as any site user, including administrators, if they knew a valid username on the site due to missing identity validation in the social login function social_login_using_email() of the plugin. This affects versions equal to, and less than, 5.0.1.7."
        }
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "cvssV3_1": {
            "attackComplexity": "LOW",
            "attackVector": "NETWORK",
            "availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
            "baseScore": 9.8,
            "baseSeverity": "CRITICAL",
            "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
            "integrityImpact": "HIGH",
            "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
            "scope": "UNCHANGED",
            "userInteraction": "NONE",
            "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
            "version": "3.1"
          }
        }
      ],
      "problemTypes": [
        {
          "descriptions": [
            {
              "cweId": "CWE-287",
              "description": "CWE-287 Improper Authentication",
              "lang": "en",
              "type": "CWE"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "providerMetadata": {
        "dateUpdated": "2021-12-14T15:50:15.000Z",
        "orgId": "b15e7b5b-3da4-40ae-a43c-f7aa60e62599",
        "shortName": "Wordfence"
      },
      "references": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "x_refsource_MISC"
          ],
          "url": "https://www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories/#CVE-2021-4073"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "x_refsource_MISC"
          ],
          "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2635173/custom-registration-form-builder-with-submission-manager/trunk/services/class_rm_user_services.php"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "x_refsource_MISC"
          ],
          "url": "https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2021/12/authentication-bypass-vulnerability-patched-in-user-registration-plugin/"
        }
      ],
      "solutions": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "Update to version 5.0.1.8, or newer."
        }
      ],
      "source": {
        "discovery": "INTERNAL"
      },
      "title": "RegistrationMagic \u003c= 5.0.1.7 Authentication Bypass",
      "x_generator": {
        "engine": "Vulnogram 0.0.9"
      },
      "x_legacyV4Record": {
        "CVE_data_meta": {
          "AKA": "Wordfence",
          "ASSIGNER": "security@wordfence.com",
          "DATE_PUBLIC": "2021-12-08T13:23:00.000Z",
          "ID": "CVE-2021-4073",
          "STATE": "PUBLIC",
          "TITLE": "RegistrationMagic \u003c= 5.0.1.7 Authentication Bypass"
        },
        "affects": {
          "vendor": {
            "vendor_data": [
              {
                "product": {
                  "product_data": [
                    {
                      "product_name": "RegistrationMagic",
                      "version": {
                        "version_data": [
                          {
                            "version_affected": "\u003c=",
                            "version_name": "5.0.1.7",
                            "version_value": "5.0.1.7"
                          }
                        ]
                      }
                    }
                  ]
                },
                "vendor_name": "RegistrationMagic"
              }
            ]
          }
        },
        "credit": [
          {
            "lang": "eng",
            "value": "Chloe Chamberland, Wordfence"
          },
          {
            "lang": "eng",
            "value": "Marco Wotschka, Wordfence"
          },
          {
            "lang": "eng",
            "value": "AyeCode Ltd"
          }
        ],
        "data_format": "MITRE",
        "data_type": "CVE",
        "data_version": "4.0",
        "description": {
          "description_data": [
            {
              "lang": "eng",
              "value": "The RegistrationMagic WordPress plugin made it possible for unauthenticated users to log in as any site user, including administrators, if they knew a valid username on the site due to missing identity validation in the social login function social_login_using_email() of the plugin. This affects versions equal to, and less than, 5.0.1.7."
            }
          ]
        },
        "generator": {
          "engine": "Vulnogram 0.0.9"
        },
        "impact": {
          "cvss": {
            "attackComplexity": "LOW",
            "attackVector": "NETWORK",
            "availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
            "baseScore": 9.8,
            "baseSeverity": "CRITICAL",
            "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
            "integrityImpact": "HIGH",
            "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
            "scope": "UNCHANGED",
            "userInteraction": "NONE",
            "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
            "version": "3.1"
          }
        },
        "problemtype": {
          "problemtype_data": [
            {
              "description": [
                {
                  "lang": "eng",
                  "value": "CWE-287 Improper Authentication"
                }
              ]
            }
          ]
        },
        "references": {
          "reference_data": [
            {
              "name": "https://www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories/#CVE-2021-4073",
              "refsource": "MISC",
              "url": "https://www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories/#CVE-2021-4073"
            },
            {
              "name": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2635173/custom-registration-form-builder-with-submission-manager/trunk/services/class_rm_user_services.php",
              "refsource": "MISC",
              "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2635173/custom-registration-form-builder-with-submission-manager/trunk/services/class_rm_user_services.php"
            },
            {
              "name": "https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2021/12/authentication-bypass-vulnerability-patched-in-user-registration-plugin/",
              "refsource": "MISC",
              "url": "https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2021/12/authentication-bypass-vulnerability-patched-in-user-registration-plugin/"
            }
          ]
        },
        "solution": [
          {
            "lang": "en",
            "value": "Update to version 5.0.1.8, or newer."
          }
        ],
        "source": {
          "discovery": "INTERNAL"
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "cveMetadata": {
    "assignerOrgId": "b15e7b5b-3da4-40ae-a43c-f7aa60e62599",
    "assignerShortName": "Wordfence",
    "cveId": "CVE-2021-4073",
    "datePublished": "2021-12-14T15:50:15.519Z",
    "dateReserved": "2021-12-06T00:00:00.000Z",
    "dateUpdated": "2025-02-14T17:48:49.176Z",
    "state": "PUBLISHED"
  },
  "dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
  "dataVersion": "5.1",
  "vulnerability-lookup:meta": {
    "nvd": "{\"cve\":{\"id\":\"CVE-2021-4073\",\"sourceIdentifier\":\"security@wordfence.com\",\"published\":\"2021-12-14T16:15:09.833\",\"lastModified\":\"2024-11-21T06:36:51.040\",\"vulnStatus\":\"Modified\",\"cveTags\":[],\"descriptions\":[{\"lang\":\"en\",\"value\":\"The RegistrationMagic WordPress plugin made it possible for unauthenticated users to log in as any site user, including administrators, if they knew a valid username on the site due to missing identity validation in the social login function social_login_using_email() of the plugin. This affects versions equal to, and less than, 5.0.1.7.\"},{\"lang\":\"es\",\"value\":\"El plugin RegistrationMagic de WordPress permit\u00eda a usuarios no autenticados iniciar sesi\u00f3n como cualquier usuario del sitio, incluidos los administradores, si conoc\u00edan un nombre de usuario v\u00e1lido en el sitio debido a una falta de comprobaci\u00f3n de la identidad en la funci\u00f3n login social social_login_using_email() del plugin. Esto afecta a las versiones iguales y menores a 5.0.1.7\"}],\"metrics\":{\"cvssMetricV31\":[{\"source\":\"security@wordfence.com\",\"type\":\"Secondary\",\"cvssData\":{\"version\":\"3.1\",\"vectorString\":\"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H\",\"baseScore\":9.8,\"baseSeverity\":\"CRITICAL\",\"attackVector\":\"NETWORK\",\"attackComplexity\":\"LOW\",\"privilegesRequired\":\"NONE\",\"userInteraction\":\"NONE\",\"scope\":\"UNCHANGED\",\"confidentialityImpact\":\"HIGH\",\"integrityImpact\":\"HIGH\",\"availabilityImpact\":\"HIGH\"},\"exploitabilityScore\":3.9,\"impactScore\":5.9},{\"source\":\"nvd@nist.gov\",\"type\":\"Primary\",\"cvssData\":{\"version\":\"3.1\",\"vectorString\":\"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H\",\"baseScore\":8.1,\"baseSeverity\":\"HIGH\",\"attackVector\":\"NETWORK\",\"attackComplexity\":\"HIGH\",\"privilegesRequired\":\"NONE\",\"userInteraction\":\"NONE\",\"scope\":\"UNCHANGED\",\"confidentialityImpact\":\"HIGH\",\"integrityImpact\":\"HIGH\",\"availabilityImpact\":\"HIGH\"},\"exploitabilityScore\":2.2,\"impactScore\":5.9}],\"cvssMetricV2\":[{\"source\":\"nvd@nist.gov\",\"type\":\"Primary\",\"cvssData\":{\"version\":\"2.0\",\"vectorString\":\"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P\",\"baseScore\":6.8,\"accessVector\":\"NETWORK\",\"accessComplexity\":\"MEDIUM\",\"authentication\":\"NONE\",\"confidentialityImpact\":\"PARTIAL\",\"integrityImpact\":\"PARTIAL\",\"availabilityImpact\":\"PARTIAL\"},\"baseSeverity\":\"MEDIUM\",\"exploitabilityScore\":8.6,\"impactScore\":6.4,\"acInsufInfo\":false,\"obtainAllPrivilege\":false,\"obtainUserPrivilege\":false,\"obtainOtherPrivilege\":false,\"userInteractionRequired\":false}]},\"weaknesses\":[{\"source\":\"security@wordfence.com\",\"type\":\"Primary\",\"description\":[{\"lang\":\"en\",\"value\":\"CWE-287\"}]}],\"configurations\":[{\"nodes\":[{\"operator\":\"OR\",\"negate\":false,\"cpeMatch\":[{\"vulnerable\":true,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:a:metagauss:registrationmagic:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*\",\"versionEndIncluding\":\"5.0.1.7\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"5494E62C-3443-4A67-B3C4-DC0FFC3978B3\"}]}]}],\"references\":[{\"url\":\"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2635173/custom-registration-form-builder-with-submission-manager/trunk/services/class_rm_user_services.php\",\"source\":\"security@wordfence.com\",\"tags\":[\"Patch\",\"Third Party Advisory\"]},{\"url\":\"https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2021/12/authentication-bypass-vulnerability-patched-in-user-registration-plugin/\",\"source\":\"security@wordfence.com\",\"tags\":[\"Exploit\",\"Third Party Advisory\"]},{\"url\":\"https://www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories/#CVE-2021-4073\",\"source\":\"security@wordfence.com\",\"tags\":[\"Third Party Advisory\"]},{\"url\":\"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2635173/custom-registration-form-builder-with-submission-manager/trunk/services/class_rm_user_services.php\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\",\"tags\":[\"Patch\",\"Third Party Advisory\"]},{\"url\":\"https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2021/12/authentication-bypass-vulnerability-patched-in-user-registration-plugin/\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\",\"tags\":[\"Exploit\",\"Third Party Advisory\"]},{\"url\":\"https://www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories/#CVE-2021-4073\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\",\"tags\":[\"Third Party Advisory\"]}]}}",
    "vulnrichment": {
      "containers": "{\"adp\": [{\"title\": \"CVE Program Container\", \"references\": [{\"url\": \"https://www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories/#CVE-2021-4073\", \"tags\": [\"x_refsource_MISC\", \"x_transferred\"]}, {\"url\": \"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2635173/custom-registration-form-builder-with-submission-manager/trunk/services/class_rm_user_services.php\", \"tags\": [\"x_refsource_MISC\", \"x_transferred\"]}, {\"url\": \"https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2021/12/authentication-bypass-vulnerability-patched-in-user-registration-plugin/\", \"tags\": [\"x_refsource_MISC\", \"x_transferred\"]}], \"providerMetadata\": {\"orgId\": \"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\", \"shortName\": \"CVE\", \"dateUpdated\": \"2024-08-03T17:16:03.759Z\"}}, {\"title\": \"CISA ADP Vulnrichment\", \"metrics\": [{\"other\": {\"type\": \"ssvc\", \"content\": {\"id\": \"CVE-2021-4073\", \"role\": \"CISA Coordinator\", \"options\": [{\"Exploitation\": \"none\"}, {\"Automatable\": \"yes\"}, {\"Technical Impact\": \"total\"}], \"version\": \"2.0.3\", \"timestamp\": \"2025-02-14T17:48:40.517668Z\"}}}], \"providerMetadata\": {\"orgId\": \"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0\", \"shortName\": \"CISA-ADP\", \"dateUpdated\": \"2025-02-14T17:48:27.750Z\"}}], \"cna\": {\"title\": \"RegistrationMagic \u003c= 5.0.1.7 Authentication Bypass\", \"source\": {\"discovery\": \"INTERNAL\"}, \"credits\": [{\"lang\": \"en\", \"value\": \"Chloe Chamberland, Wordfence\"}, {\"lang\": \"en\", \"value\": \"Marco Wotschka, Wordfence\"}, {\"lang\": \"en\", \"value\": \"AyeCode Ltd\"}], \"metrics\": [{\"cvssV3_1\": {\"scope\": \"UNCHANGED\", \"version\": \"3.1\", \"baseScore\": 9.8, \"attackVector\": \"NETWORK\", \"baseSeverity\": \"CRITICAL\", \"vectorString\": \"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H\", \"integrityImpact\": \"HIGH\", \"userInteraction\": \"NONE\", \"attackComplexity\": \"LOW\", \"availabilityImpact\": \"HIGH\", \"privilegesRequired\": \"NONE\", \"confidentialityImpact\": \"HIGH\"}}], \"affected\": [{\"vendor\": \"RegistrationMagic\", \"product\": \"RegistrationMagic\", \"versions\": [{\"status\": \"affected\", \"version\": \"5.0.1.7\", \"versionType\": \"custom\", \"lessThanOrEqual\": \"5.0.1.7\"}]}], \"solutions\": [{\"lang\": \"en\", \"value\": \"Update to version 5.0.1.8, or newer.\"}], \"datePublic\": \"2021-12-08T00:00:00.000Z\", \"references\": [{\"url\": \"https://www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories/#CVE-2021-4073\", \"tags\": [\"x_refsource_MISC\"]}, {\"url\": \"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2635173/custom-registration-form-builder-with-submission-manager/trunk/services/class_rm_user_services.php\", \"tags\": [\"x_refsource_MISC\"]}, {\"url\": \"https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2021/12/authentication-bypass-vulnerability-patched-in-user-registration-plugin/\", \"tags\": [\"x_refsource_MISC\"]}], \"x_generator\": {\"engine\": \"Vulnogram 0.0.9\"}, \"descriptions\": [{\"lang\": \"en\", \"value\": \"The RegistrationMagic WordPress plugin made it possible for unauthenticated users to log in as any site user, including administrators, if they knew a valid username on the site due to missing identity validation in the social login function social_login_using_email() of the plugin. This affects versions equal to, and less than, 5.0.1.7.\"}], \"problemTypes\": [{\"descriptions\": [{\"lang\": \"en\", \"type\": \"CWE\", \"cweId\": \"CWE-287\", \"description\": \"CWE-287 Improper Authentication\"}]}], \"providerMetadata\": {\"orgId\": \"b15e7b5b-3da4-40ae-a43c-f7aa60e62599\", \"shortName\": \"Wordfence\", \"dateUpdated\": \"2021-12-14T15:50:15.000Z\"}, \"x_legacyV4Record\": {\"credit\": [{\"lang\": \"eng\", \"value\": \"Chloe Chamberland, Wordfence\"}, {\"lang\": \"eng\", \"value\": \"Marco Wotschka, Wordfence\"}, {\"lang\": \"eng\", \"value\": \"AyeCode Ltd\"}], \"impact\": {\"cvss\": {\"scope\": \"UNCHANGED\", \"version\": \"3.1\", \"baseScore\": 9.8, \"attackVector\": \"NETWORK\", \"baseSeverity\": \"CRITICAL\", \"vectorString\": \"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H\", \"integrityImpact\": \"HIGH\", \"userInteraction\": \"NONE\", \"attackComplexity\": \"LOW\", \"availabilityImpact\": \"HIGH\", \"privilegesRequired\": \"NONE\", \"confidentialityImpact\": \"HIGH\"}}, \"source\": {\"discovery\": \"INTERNAL\"}, \"affects\": {\"vendor\": {\"vendor_data\": [{\"product\": {\"product_data\": [{\"version\": {\"version_data\": [{\"version_name\": \"5.0.1.7\", \"version_value\": \"5.0.1.7\", \"version_affected\": \"\u003c=\"}]}, \"product_name\": \"RegistrationMagic\"}]}, \"vendor_name\": \"RegistrationMagic\"}]}}, \"solution\": [{\"lang\": \"en\", \"value\": \"Update to version 5.0.1.8, or newer.\"}], \"data_type\": \"CVE\", \"generator\": {\"engine\": \"Vulnogram 0.0.9\"}, \"references\": {\"reference_data\": [{\"url\": \"https://www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories/#CVE-2021-4073\", \"name\": \"https://www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories/#CVE-2021-4073\", \"refsource\": \"MISC\"}, {\"url\": \"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2635173/custom-registration-form-builder-with-submission-manager/trunk/services/class_rm_user_services.php\", \"name\": \"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2635173/custom-registration-form-builder-with-submission-manager/trunk/services/class_rm_user_services.php\", \"refsource\": \"MISC\"}, {\"url\": \"https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2021/12/authentication-bypass-vulnerability-patched-in-user-registration-plugin/\", \"name\": \"https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2021/12/authentication-bypass-vulnerability-patched-in-user-registration-plugin/\", \"refsource\": \"MISC\"}]}, \"data_format\": \"MITRE\", \"description\": {\"description_data\": [{\"lang\": \"eng\", \"value\": \"The RegistrationMagic WordPress plugin made it possible for unauthenticated users to log in as any site user, including administrators, if they knew a valid username on the site due to missing identity validation in the social login function social_login_using_email() of the plugin. This affects versions equal to, and less than, 5.0.1.7.\"}]}, \"problemtype\": {\"problemtype_data\": [{\"description\": [{\"lang\": \"eng\", \"value\": \"CWE-287 Improper Authentication\"}]}]}, \"data_version\": \"4.0\", \"CVE_data_meta\": {\"ID\": \"CVE-2021-4073\", \"AKA\": \"Wordfence\", \"STATE\": \"PUBLIC\", \"TITLE\": \"RegistrationMagic \u003c= 5.0.1.7 Authentication Bypass\", \"ASSIGNER\": \"security@wordfence.com\", \"DATE_PUBLIC\": \"2021-12-08T13:23:00.000Z\"}}}}",
      "cveMetadata": "{\"cveId\": \"CVE-2021-4073\", \"state\": \"PUBLISHED\", \"dateUpdated\": \"2025-02-14T17:48:49.176Z\", \"dateReserved\": \"2021-12-06T00:00:00.000Z\", \"assignerOrgId\": \"b15e7b5b-3da4-40ae-a43c-f7aa60e62599\", \"datePublished\": \"2021-12-14T15:50:15.519Z\", \"assignerShortName\": \"Wordfence\"}",
      "dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
      "dataVersion": "5.1"
    }
  }
}


Log in or create an account to share your comment.




Tags
Taxonomy of the tags.


Loading…

Loading…

Loading…

Sightings

Author Source Type Date

Nomenclature

  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or seen somewhere by the user.
  • Confirmed: The vulnerability is confirmed from an analyst perspective.
  • Exploited: This vulnerability was exploited and seen by the user reporting the sighting.
  • Patched: This vulnerability was successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.
  • Not exploited: This vulnerability was not exploited or seen by the user reporting the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expresses doubt about the veracity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: This vulnerability was not successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.


Loading…

Loading…