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WordPress Emergency Password Reset Script Detected

critical Web App Scanning Plugin ID 114329

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Synopsis

WordPress Emergency Password Reset Script Detected

Description

WordPress has a PHP script named `emergency.php` which is designed to help sites administrators reset their passwords as a last resort.

When exposed with the web application, this file can allow a remote and unauthenticated attacker to perform a password reset of the administrator account.

Solution

Delete the `emergency.php` script from the web server and ensure that the administrator account can still be accessed with its expected credentials.

See Also

https://codex.wordpress.org/User:MichaelH/Orphaned_Plugins_needing_Adoption/Emergency

https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/reset-your-password/

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 114329

Type: remote

Published: 6/28/2024

Updated: 6/28/2024

Scan Template: basic, full, pci, scan

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: Tenable

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS Score Source: Tenable

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H

CVSS Score Source: Tenable

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