Simple User Registration <= 6.7 - Missing Authorization to Account Takeover

2024-10-17 00:00

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Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 6.8

Affected PluginMemberHero – Simple User Registration & Login

Affected Version<= 6.7

CVSS9.8Critical

CVECVE-2024-49604

View all MemberHero – Simple User Registration & Login vulnerabilities

Vulnerability Overview

The Simple User Registration plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation due to a missing capability check on a function in all versions up to, and including, 6.7. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to takeover other users accounts and elevate their privileges

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 6.8, 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-2024-49604 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/169d06e1-055b-422a-a466-155ec43e0dbb

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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