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CVE-2024-22157

WordPress SalesKing plugin <= 1.6.15 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation vulnerability

Severity Score

9.8
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Attend
*SSVC
Descriptions

Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in WebWizards SalesKing allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects SalesKing: from n/a through 1.6.15.

Una vulnerabilidad de gestión de privilegios incorrecta en WebWizards SalesKing permite la escalada de privilegios. Este problema afecta a SalesKing: desde n/a hasta 1.6.15.

The SalesKing plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in versions up to, and including, 1.6.15. This allows unauthenticated attackers to create arbitrary malicious administrator accounts.

*Credits: Dave Jong (Patchstack)
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Attend
Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Tech. Impact
Total
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2024-01-05 CVE Reserved
  • 2024-01-16 CVE Published
  • 2024-05-18 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-01 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management
  • CWE-288: Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel
CAPEC
  • CAPEC-233: Privilege Escalation
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Salesking
Search vendor "Salesking"
 Salesking
Search vendor "Salesking" for product "Salesking"
 >= 0.0.0 <= 1.6.15
Search vendor "Salesking" for product "Salesking" and version " >= 0.0.0 <= 1.6.15"
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Affected