CVE-2024-9215
Oct. 18, 2024, 12:53 p.m.
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Product(s) Impacted
PublishPress Authors plugin for WordPress
- up to 4.7.1
Description
The Co-Authors, Multiple Authors and Guest Authors in an Author Box with PublishPress Authors plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference to Privilege Escalation/Account Takeover in all versions up to, and including, 4.7.1 via the action_edited_author() due to missing validation on the 'authors-user_id' user controlled key. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to update arbitrary user accounts email addresses, including administrators, which can then be leveraged to reset that user's account password and gain access.
Weaknesses
CWE-639
Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
The system's authorization functionality does not prevent one user from gaining access to another user's data or record by modifying the key value identifying the data.
CWE ID: 639Date
Published: Oct. 17, 2024, 2:15 a.m.
Last Modified: Oct. 18, 2024, 12:53 p.m.
Status : Awaiting Analysis
CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.
More infoSource
security@wordfence.com
CVSS Data
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Base Score
Exploitability Score
Impact Score
Base Severity
HIGHCVSS 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:H/I:H/A:H