CVE-2019-20360

Public Exploit

Description

A flaw in Give before 2.5.5, a WordPress plugin, allowed unauthenticated users to bypass API authentication methods and access personally identifiable user information (PII) including names, addresses, IP addresses, and email addresses. Once an API key has been set to any meta key value from the wp_usermeta table, and the token is set to the corresponding MD5 hash of the meta key selected, one can make a request to the restricted endpoints, and thus access sensitive donor data.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.55% Top 20%
Third-Party Advisory wpvulndb.com Third-Party Advisory wordfence.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9889 third party advisory
https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2019/09/authentication-bypass-vulnerability-in-givewp-plugin/ third party advisory exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-20360?
CVE-2019-20360 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-20360?
To fix CVE-2019-20360, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2019-20360 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2019-20360 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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