Login As Users <= 1.4.3 - Missing Authorization to Privielge Escalation via Account Takeover

2024-08-28 00:00

Ananda Dhakal

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 1.4.4

Affected PluginLogin As Users

Affected Version<= 1.4.3

CVSS8.8High

CVECVE-2024-43982

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Vulnerability Overview

The Login As Users plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation due to a missing capability check on the gwslau_login_as_user_action() function in versions up to, and including, 1.4.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to log in as other users like site administrators.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 1.4.4, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization) The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-43982 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/88d9f0b1-040d-4f95-95dd-021ceb0cdb39

CVSS Vector

8.8

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

Base

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

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