High

AppPresser – Mobile App Framework <= 4.4.4 - Privilege Escalation and Account Takeover via Weak OTP

  • Disclosed: 15.10.2024
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 10:22

The AppPresser – Mobile App Framework plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeover in all versions up to, and including, 4.4.4. This is due to the appp_reset_password() and validate_reset_password() functions not having enough controls to prevent a successful brute force attack of the OTP to change a password, or verify that a password reset request came from an authorized user. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to generate and brute force an OTP that makes it possible to change any users passwords, including an administrator.

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WordPress plugin AppPresser – Mobile App Framework <= 4.4.4 4.4.5

References

CVSS score 8.1/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-640
Platform
WordPress
Package
AppPresser – Mobile App Framework
Disclosed
15.10.2024
Updated
11.10.2026 10:22

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Vulnerability history: AppPresser – Mobile App Framework

All published vulnerabilities of this package (WordPress plugin), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

All (9) in the archive
Total entries
9
First → latest
11.2023 10.2025
Without a fix
0
Exploited in attacks
0

Severity breakdown

  • Critical 1
  • High 4
  • Medium 4

Disclosures per year

  1. 2023: 1
  2. 2024: 6
  3. 2025: 2
  4. 2026: 0
Severity:
  1. AppPresser – Mobile App Framework <= 4.4.4 - Privilege Escalation and Account Takeover via Weak OTP this entry
    High · 8.1 CVE-2024-9305 <= 4.4.4 4.4.5
  2. High · 8.1 CVE-2023-4214 <= 4.2.5 4.3.0

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