CVE-2024-9931

CRITICAL

9.8

Description

The Wux Blog Editor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass in versions up to, and including, 3.0.0. This is due to missing validation on the token being supplied during the autologin through the plugin. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to log in to the first administrator user.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score9.8

SeverityCRITICAL

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

Attack VectorNETWORK

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionNONE

Published10/26/2024

Last Modified10/28/2024

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-288

References

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wux-blog-editor/tags/3.0.0/External_Post_Editor.php#L675(security@wordfence.com)

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/494ef738-c900-4d00-8739-3b261586d4ff?source=cve(security@wordfence.com)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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