Login as User or Customer <= 3.2 - Privilege Escalation

2022-12-27 00:00

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Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 3.3

Affected PluginLogin as User or Customer — User Switching

Affected Version<= 3.2

CVSS9.8Critical

CVECVE-2022-4305

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Vulnerability Overview

The Login as User or Customer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to improper authorization checks on the loginas_return_admin() function in versions up to, and including, 3.2. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to log in as administrators on the vulnerable site. A similar vulnerability is present in the my_action function which allows subscriber-level users and higher to log in as administrators.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 3.3, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-285 (Improper Authorization) The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-4305 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/fca20535-d033-45d5-acc3-72ad53d34b4f

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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