CVE-2024-1290: user registration forms vulnerability

The User Registration WordPress plugin before 2.12 does not prevent users with at least the contributor role from rendering sensitive shortcodes, allowing them to generate, and leak, valid password reset URLs, which they can use to take over any accounts.
CVE-2024-1290CVSS 6.5CMS

CVE-2024-1290: user registration forms vulnerability

The User Registration WordPress plugin before 2.12 does not prevent users with at least the contributor role from rendering sensitive shortcodes, allowing them to generate, and leak, valid password reset URLs, which they can use to take over any accounts.

CVSS
6.5 MEDIUM
EPSS
42.94%
Known exploited
not in KEV
Product
user registration forms

What is known

The User Registration WordPress plugin before 2.12 does not prevent users with at least the contributor role from rendering sensitive shortcodes, allowing them to generate, and leak, valid password reset URLs, which they can use to take over any accounts.

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