CVE-2023-2027 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability affecting the ZM Ajax Login & Register plugin for WordPress, specifically versions up to and including 2.0.2. This flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to log in as any existing user, including administrators, by exploiting insufficient verification during Facebook logins if they know the target username. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness and potential for future exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:zm_ajax_login_\&_register_project:zm_ajax_login_\&_register:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | ||
>= 0, <= 2.0.2CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:zanematthew:zm_ajax_login_\&_register:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.