Description
The AdForest theme for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeover in all versions up to, and including, 5.1.6. This is due to the plugin not properly validating a user's identity prior to updating their password through the adforest_reset_password() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change arbitrary user's passwords, including administrators, and leverage that to gain access to their account.
Scores
CVSS v3
9.8
EPSS
0.0033
EPSS Percentile
55.6%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-640
Status
published
Products (2)
scriptsbundle/AdForest
< 5.1.6
scriptsbundle/adforest
< 5.1.7
Published
Jan 08, 2025
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026