CVE-2024-9104

UltimateAI <= 2.8.3 - Limited User Password Change due to Improper Empty and Missing Default Value Check

2024-10-15 00:00

Strategic Overview

Status: Unpatched
Affected Plugin: Ultimate AI
Affected Version: <= 2.8.3
CVSS: 5.6Medium
Weakness type: CWE-703 · Improper Check or Handling of Exceptional Conditions
CVE: CVE-2024-9104

At a glance

CVE-2024-9104 is a medium-severity Improper Check or Handling of Exceptional Conditions vulnerability in the Ultimate AI WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 2.8.3. It carries a CVSS score of 5.6 (reachable over the network). Exploitation requires no authentication. No fixed release has been reported yet; treat installations running this software as exposed. Disclosed October 2024, reported by István Márton.

Vulnerability Overview

The UltimateAI plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.3. This is due to the improper empty value check and a missing default activated value check in the 'ultimate_ai_change_pass' function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to reset the password of the first user, whose account is not yet activated or the first user who activated their account, who are subscribers.

Technical Analysis

The vector marks this flaw as remotely reachable over the network, and no privileges on the target site, and no interaction from a victim user.

CWE-703: Improper Check or Handling of Exceptional Conditions

The product does not properly anticipate or handle exceptional conditions that rarely occur during normal operation of the product.

Remediation

No known patch available. Please review the vulnerability's details in depth and employ mitigations based on your organization's risk tolerance. It may be best to uninstall the affected software and find a replacement.

How does WordSec protect against this?

No patched version is recorded yet, so there is nothing to update to; WordSec's vulnerability alerts flag this record the moment that changes.

Alerts

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-9104 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/3faf976d-0763-4e47-9bc3-18c791ec4487 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-9104

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Other vulnerabilities in Ultimate AI

9.8CVE-2024-9105: UltimateAI <= 2.8.3 Authentication BypassCVE-2024-9105

CVSS Vector

5.6

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

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityHigh
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityLow
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityLow

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