Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessSend unauthenticated HTTP request to plugin handler
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DeliveryOverwrite uiewp_export_field option with attacker-chosen fields
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ExploitExport config now includes password hash column
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ExecutionAdministrator triggers CSV export
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ImpactPassword hashes exposed in exported file
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Authorization checks on every request
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Privilege Escalation The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | No authentication is required - the CVSS vector PR:N confirms the handler accepts unauthenticated requests. No special WordPress configuration or non-default feature flag is required; the vulnerability exists in the plugin's default installation across all versions through 1.2. The primary limiting factor is that the attacker cannot directly exfiltrate user data in a single step: they must first poison the export configuration (the exploitable action), and a subsequent CSV export must then be triggered - either by the attacker if the export endpoint is also unauthenticated, or by a legitimate administrator as an indirect path. The import column-mapping vector similarly requires a follow-on import action to have impact. The attack is therefore unauthenticated and network-accessible but may be two-stage in practice, requiring either an additional export-trigger request or administrator interaction to fully realize credential exposure. |
| Impact | The CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.3 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N) captures the direct, unauthenticated, low-complexity nature of the write but scores C:N - which reflects only the immediate action of modifying a configuration option, not the downstream exposure of password hashes that becomes possible once that configuration is set. Security teams should treat the real-world confidentiality risk as higher than the raw score implies: if any site administrator subsequently triggers a user export after an attacker has modified uiewp_export_field to include password hashes, hashed credentials for all users would appear in the output. No EPSS data was supplied in the intelligence package, so exploitation probability cannot be quantified. The absence of a CISA KEV entry and the lack of a reported POC reduce immediate operational urgency, but the zero-privilege, zero-interaction attack vector means any internet-connected WordPress installation running this plugin version is trivially reachable. The plugin's relatively niche footprint (obscure vendor, no evidence of widespread enterprise deployment) limits aggregate blast radius compared to core WordPress or major plugins, but individual sites that rely on this plugin for user CSV workflows face material credential-exposure risk from a simple, automatable HTTP request. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An unauthenticated attacker sends a crafted HTTP POST request to the WordPress site targeting the plugin's unguarded configuration handler, setting the uiewp_export_field option to include the user_pass field. When a site administrator later navigates to the plugin's export page and downloads the user CSV - a routine administrative task - the file contains bcrypt-hashed passwords for all registered users, which the attacker can retrieve if they also have read access to the export download URL or can socially engineer the CSV file. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis, but the attack requires no authentication or special conditions, making it trivially automatable against any vulnerable WordPress installation. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Jul 08, 2026
Authorization bypass in the User Management WordPress plugin (versions ≤ 1.2) permits unauthenticated network attackers to overwrite the plugin's export field configuration stored in the uiewp_export_field WordPress option, determining which user fields - including password hashes - are bundled into CSV exports and how columns are interpreted during user imports. Reported by Wordfence, the flaw stems from CWE-862 (Missing Authorization), meaning the plugin performs no privilege check before accepting these writes. No public exploit code and no CISA KEV listing have been identified at time of analysis; however, the ability to preconfigure exports to surface password hashes represents a meaningful secondary confidentiality risk beyond the raw CVSS 5.3 Medium score.
RemediationAI
No vendor-released patched version has been identified in the available intelligence; version 1.2 is the latest confirmed affected release and no successor tag appears in the referenced Subversion repository. Until an updated version is released, site administrators should deactivate and remove the User Management plugin entirely if the import/export functionality is not actively required, as this eliminates the attack surface with no trade-off beyond loss of CSV user-management features. If the plugin must remain active, restrict WordPress site access to trusted IPs at the web-server or WAF layer to reduce the unauthenticated network attack vector, noting this does not eliminate risk for multi-tenant or public-facing installations. Administrators should also audit the current value of the uiewp_export_field option in wp_options (SELECT option_value FROM wp_options WHERE option_name = 'uiewp_export_field') to detect whether it has already been tampered with to include sensitive fields such as password hashes or user_pass. Monitor the Wordfence advisory at https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/4f1d0a07-254c-4df9-90a4-966dff014df0?source=cve for patch availability updates.
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Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The vulnerability is classified under CWE-862 (Missing Authorization), a root-cause class where a function that modifies sensitive state is exposed without any access-control gate. The affected code is the User Management plugin for WordPress, authored by saadiqbal, identified by CPE cpe:2.3:a:saadiqbal:user_management:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* across all versions through 1.2. Source references point to three locations in includes/model.php (lines 21, 729, and 853) and the plugin entry point users-imp-exp-wpexperts.php (line 22), suggesting the unguarded handlers are spread across model-layer functions governing both the export-field registry and the import column-mapping logic. WordPress plugins are expected to use current_user_can() or nonce verification before processing AJAX or REST actions that modify wp_options; the absence of such checks here is the direct technical defect. Because the uiewp_export_field option gates what data is serialized into CSV exports - explicitly including password hashes per the description - the import-column-mapping exposure adds a second attack surface where attacker-controlled mappings could misdirect data during bulk user imports.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Unauthenticated network write to plugin option with no confidentiality or availability impact on the direct action; downstream credential exposure is a chained risk, not the base vulnerability's direct impact.
Primary rating from Vendor (Wordfence).
CVSS VectorVendor: Wordfence
DescriptionCVE.org
The User Management plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 1.2. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify the plugin's export field configuration stored in the uiewp_export_field option, controlling which user fields such as password hashes are included in CSV exports and how columns are mapped during imports.
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Attack Technique
Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.
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