CVE-2024-9890

HIGH

8.8

Description

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.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score8.8

SeverityHIGH

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack VectorNETWORK

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredLOW

User InteractionNONE

Published10/26/2024

Last Modified4/8/2026

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-288

References

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/user-toolkit/tags/1.2.3/src/UserSwitch.php#L51(security@wordfence.com)

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3175190/user-toolkit#file5(security@wordfence.com)

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/805f18e2-9a5a-48cf-81f4-825da4bfd8ef?source=cve(security@wordfence.com)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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