Description
WordPress Hybrid Composer 1.4.6 contains an unauthenticated settings change vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to modify WordPress options by exploiting the hc_ajax_save_option action. Attackers can send POST requests to the admin-ajax.php endpoint with the action parameter set to hc_ajax_save_option to enable user registration and set the default role to administrator, enabling account takeover.
Problem types
Missing Authentication for Critical Function
Product status
Credits
yasin
References
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47154 (ExploitDB-47154)
wordpress.framework-y.com (Official Product Homepage)
wordpress.framework-y.com/hybrid-composer/ (Product Reference)
labs.sucuri.net/...unauthenticated-arbitrary-options-update/ (Reference)
www.vulncheck.com/...omposer-unauthenticated-settings-change (VulnCheck Advisory: WordPress Hybrid Composer 1.4.6 Unauthenticated Settings Change)