PowerPack for Beaver Builder <= 2.33.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Privilege Escalation
Strategic Overview
- Status
- Patched in 2.33.1
- Affected Plugin
- PowerPack for Beaver Builder
- Affected Version
<= 2.33.0- CVSS
- 8.8High
- Weakness type
- CWE-266 · Incorrect Privilege Assignment
- CVE
CVE-2024-39633
At a glance
CVE-2024-39633 is a high-severity Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in the PowerPack for Beaver Builder WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 2.33.0. It carries a CVSS score of 8.8 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity; high confidentiality, integrity, availability impact). Exploitation requires an authenticated account at Contributor level or above. The issue is fixed in version 2.33.1; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed July 2024, reported by Rafie Muhammad.
Vulnerability Overview
The PowerPack for Beaver Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 2.33.0. This is due to plugin not properly restricting who can set roles on the user registration form. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to create user accounts that have administrative level permissions.
Technical Analysis
The vector marks this flaw as remotely reachable over the network, with low attack complexity — no special timing or configuration is needed, and no interaction from a victim user. A successful exploit has high impact on confidentiality, integrity, availability — full site compromise territory.
CWE-266: Incorrect Privilege Assignment
A product incorrectly assigns a privilege to a particular actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.
Remediation
Update to version 2.33.1, or a newer patched version
How does WordSec protect against this?
Because it turns on account access, WordSec's login security is the relevant layer: role-based two-factor, captcha and brute-force limits raise the cost of getting the account this needs. None of that substitutes for the fix: PowerPack for Beaver Builder 2.33.1 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.
- Login Security
- Alerts
External References
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