CVE-2024-8121
Sept. 6, 2024, 4:20 p.m.
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Products Impacted
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| wpextended |
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Description
The The Ultimate WordPress Toolkit – WP Extended plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of user names due to a missing capability check on the wpext_change_admin_name() function in all versions up to, and including, 3.0.8. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to change an admin's username to a username of their liking as long as the default 'admin' was used.
Weaknesses
CWE-862
Missing Authorization
The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.
CWE ID: 862Date
Published: Sept. 4, 2024, 7:15 a.m.
Last Modified: Sept. 6, 2024, 4:20 p.m.
Source
security@wordfence.com
CPEs
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language | Software Edition | Target Software | Target Hardware | Other Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | wpextended | wp_extended | / | / | / | / | / | wordpress | / | / |
CVSS Data
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
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Base Severity
MEDIUMCVSS Vector String
The CVSS vector string provides an in-depth view of the vulnerability metrics.
View Vector StringCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N