CVE-2024-9890
8.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
The User Toolkit plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass in versions up to, and including, 1.2.3. This is due to an improper capability check in the 'switchUser' function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to log in as any existing user on the site, such as an administrator. CVE-2024-50503 may be a duplicate.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| deryck | User Toolkit | 0 <= 1.2.3 | affected |
Weaknesses
- CWE-288: CWE-288 Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel
ADP Enrichment
CISA ADP Vulnrichment
- SSVC:
- Exploitation: none
- Automatable: no
- Technical Impact: total
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/805f18e2-9a5a-48cf-81f4-825da4bfd8ef?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/user-toolkit/tags/1.2.3/src/UserSwitch.php#L51
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3175190/user-toolkit#file5
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