Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
A public-facing ACPT Premium user form could let an unauthenticated attacker change an administrator’s email address and password, enabling account takeover. The issue affects versions through 2.0.66, but only where an ACPT user form accepts anonymous submissions.
Executive priority
Treat exposed installations as an immediate remediation priority because successful exploitation could provide complete administrative control. Prioritize internet-facing sites with anonymous ACPT user forms, then investigate administrator accounts for compromise.
Technical view
The ACPT Premium submit() function lacks authorization enforcement. An unauthenticated submission can control acpt_form_post_id, selecting a target user before wp_update_user() changes account data. This can overwrite administrator credentials and compromise the WordPress site.
Likely exposure
Exposure requires WordPress running ACPT Premium 2.0.66 or earlier and a publicly accessible ACPT user form configured for anonymous submissions. Installations without that form condition are not described as exploitable by the supplied evidence.
Exploitation context
The issue is remotely reachable, requires no authentication or user interaction, and has a CVSS 3.1 score of 9.8. The supplied sources do not establish active exploitation, and the CVE is not listed as KEV.
Researcher notes
The narrative states that versions through 2.0.66 are affected, but the structured affected entry contains only version "0" with defaultStatus "unaffected." Confirm authoritative version and remediation details with the vendor. No fixed version or exploitation evidence is established in the supplied bundle.
Mitigation direction
- Restrict or remove anonymous access to public ACPT user forms immediately.
- Check the vendor changelog or guidance for a remediated release and upgrade when confirmed.
- Disable ACPT Premium if anonymous form access cannot be reliably restricted.
- Investigate affected administrator accounts before resetting credentials and restoring verified email addresses.
Validation and detection
- Inventory WordPress sites running ACPT Premium and record installed versions.
- Identify public ACPT user forms and determine whether anonymous submissions are accepted.
- Review administrator accounts for unexpected email, password, or privilege changes.
- Examine application, access, and security logs for suspicious anonymous form submissions.
Public sources used
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- Critical
- CVSS
- 9.8 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H3.95.9WordfenceVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
9.8CriticalVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/abc138f5-0bb7-4ce3-a504-89580021bedb?source=cveCVE reference, Wordfence
- https://acpt.io/changelog/CVE reference, Wordfence
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Improper Privilege Management
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