Wp NssUser Register <= 1.0.0 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation

2024-12-11 00:00

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Strategic Overview

Status

Unpatched

Affected PluginWp NssUser Register

Affected Version<= 1.0.0

CVSS9.8Critical

CVECVE-2024-54363

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Vulnerability Overview

The Wp NssUser Register plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.0. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to register on the site as administrators.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: No known patch available. Please review the vulnerability's details in depth and employ mitigations based on your organization's risk tolerance. It may be best to uninstall the affected software and find a replacement. --- 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-2024-54363 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1d54bd25-148f-4e9a-bd31-77b52efd5499

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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