XStore Core <= 5.3.8 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation

2024-04-25 00:00

Rafie Muhammad

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 5.3.9

Affected PluginXStore Core

Affected Version<= 5.3.8

CVSS9.8Critical

CVECVE-2024-33552

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Vulnerability Overview

The XStore Core plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions up to, and including, 5.3.8. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to gain higher privileged access to a vulnerable site.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 5.3.9, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management) The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-33552 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/7019b542-9b9a-4d16-94a0-412cccf1e6eb

CVSS Vector

9.8

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

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

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