The WordPress plugin, WP Database Reset through 3.1, contains a flaw that gave any…
Priority MEDIUM 43CWE-269Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.
Summary
The WordPress plugin, WP Database Reset through 3.1, contains a flaw that gave any authenticated user, with minimal permissions, the ability (with a simple wp-admin/admin.php?db-reset-tables[]=users request) to escalate their privileges to administrator while dropping all other users from the table.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02463 84th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:webfactoryltd:wp_database_reset:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | up to 3.1 | Vulnerable | webfactory |
- cpe:2.3:a:webfactoryltd:wp_database_reset:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 3.1 Vulnerable ·webfactory
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-7047
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9f6m-8x44-j5mr
References
More webfactory Wp Database Reset vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-05688 The WordPress plugin, WP Database Reset through 3.1, contains a flaw that allowed any… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2024-01402 Database Reset <= 3.22 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to WP Reset Plugin Installation CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.7
Sources
- CVE-2020-7047 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-7047 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9f6m-8x44-j5mr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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