Login as User or Customer (User Switching) <= 3.8 - Authentication Bypass

2023-12-27 00:00

Rafie Muhammad

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 3.9.1

Affected PluginLogin as User or Customer — User Switching

Affected Version<= 3.8

CVSS9.8Critical

CVECVE-2023-51484

View all Login as User or Customer — User Switching vulnerabilities

Vulnerability Overview

The Login as User or Customer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass in all versions up to, and including, 3.8. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to login as another user and escalate their privileges.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 3.9.1, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-287 (Improper Authentication) When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-51484 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5b07ea6a-511d-44ab-b0b7-5124702ad47d

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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