CVE-2024-9930
9.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
The Extensions by HocWP Team plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass in versions up to, and including, 0.2.3.2. This is due to missing validation on the user being supplied in the 'verify_email' action. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to log in as any existing user on the site, such as an administrator. The vulnerability is in the Account extension.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| skylarkcob | Extensions by HocWP Team | 0 <= 0.2.3.2 | affected |
Weaknesses
- CWE-288: CWE-288 Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel
ADP Enrichment
CISA ADP Vulnrichment
- SSVC:
- Exploitation: none
- Automatable: yes
- Technical Impact: total
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ca3775db-0722-4090-924e-81e38d5dce97?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/sb-core/trunk/ext/account.php?rev=2715527#L374
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