CVE-2023-51425
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to escalate privileges in the Rencontre WordPress dating site plugin, potentially taking over any user account. It affects all versions up to 3.10.1 of the plugin, putting any WordPress site using Rencontre at risk.
💻 Affected Systems
- Rencontre - Dating Site WordPress Plugin
⚠️ Manual Verification Required
This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.
Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).
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- Review the CVE details at NVD
- Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
- Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
- Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete site compromise where attackers can take over administrator accounts, modify site content, install backdoors, steal user data, and potentially pivot to other systems.
Likely Case
Attackers take over user accounts to access private messages, personal data, and dating profiles, potentially leading to identity theft, harassment, or financial fraud.
If Mitigated
With proper network segmentation and monitoring, impact is limited to the WordPress instance, but user data remains exposed.
🎯 Exploit Status
Patchstack has published technical details and the vulnerability is trivial to exploit with no authentication required.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 3.10.2 or later
Vendor Advisory: https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/rencontre/wordpress-rencontre-plugin-3-10-1-unauthenticated-account-takeover-vulnerability
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find Rencontre - Dating Site plugin. 4. Click 'Update Now' if update is available. 5. If no update appears, manually download version 3.10.2+ from WordPress.org and replace plugin files.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Rencontre Plugin
allTemporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until patching is possible.
wp plugin deactivate rencontre
Restrict Access with WAF
allBlock access to Rencontre plugin endpoints using web application firewall rules.
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Immediately disable the Rencontre plugin via WordPress admin or command line
- Implement strict network access controls to limit who can access the WordPress site
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Installed Plugins for Rencontre version. If version is 3.10.1 or lower, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin list --name=rencontre --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify Rencontre plugin version is 3.10.2 or higher in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual privilege escalation attempts in WordPress logs
- Multiple failed login attempts followed by successful login from same IP
- User role changes in WordPress database
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to Rencontre plugin endpoints from unexpected sources
- Unusual API calls to user management functions
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("rencontre" OR "privilege" OR "role_change") AND status=200