Products
WordPress Webo-facto plugin
- up to 1.40
Source
security@wordfence.com
Tags
CVE-2024-8853 details
Published : Sept. 20, 2024, 8:15 a.m.
Last Modified : Sept. 20, 2024, 12:30 p.m.
Last Modified : Sept. 20, 2024, 12:30 p.m.
Description
The Webo-facto plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in versions up to, and including, 1.40 due to insufficient restriction on the 'doSsoAuthentification' function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to make themselves administrators by registering with a username that contains '-wfuser'.
CVSS Score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9.8 | 10 |
|---|
Weakness
| Weakness | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| CWE-269 | Improper Privilege Management | The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. |
CVSS Data
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Base Score
9.8
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
Base Severity
CRITICAL
Vector String : CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
| URL | Source |
|---|---|
| https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/webo-facto-connector/tags/1.40/WeboFacto/Sso.php#L78 | security@wordfence.com |
| https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3153062/webo-facto-connector | security@wordfence.com |
| https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c1280ceb-9ce8-47fc-8fd3-6af80015dea9?source=cve | security@wordfence.com |
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