Homey - Booking and Rentals WordPress Theme <= 2.4.4 - Insecure Direct Object Reference to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary User Deletion
2025-05-01 00:00
a00nStrategic Overview
Vulnerability Overview
The Homey theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.4 via the 'homey_delete_user_account' action due to missing validation on a user controlled key. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to delete other user's accounts.
Technical Analysis
REMEDIATION: Update to version 2.4.5, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-639 (Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key) The system's authorization functionality does not prevent one user from gaining access to another user's data or record by modifying the key value identifying the data.
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