CVE-2024-49604
WordPress Simple User Registration plugin <= 5.5 - Account Takeover vulnerability
Severity Score
9.8
*CVSS v3.1
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
Attend
*SSVC
Descriptions
Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel vulnerability in Najeeb Ahmad Simple User Registration allows Authentication Bypass.This issue affects Simple User Registration: from n/a through 5.5.
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, 6.1. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to takeover other users accounts and elevate their privileges
*Credits:
stealthcopter (Patchstack Alliance)
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:Attend
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2024-10-17 CVE Reserved
- 2024-10-17 CVE Published
- 2024-10-24 EPSS Updated
- 2025-01-06 CVE Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-288: Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel
- CWE-862: Missing Authorization
CAPEC
- CAPEC-115: Authentication Bypass
References (1)
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| https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/wp-registration/wordpress-simple-user-registration-plugin-5-5-account-takeover-vulnerability?_s_id=cve | Vdb Entry |
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Wp Registration Search vendor "Wp Registration" | Wp Registration Search vendor "Wp Registration" for product "Wp Registration" | >= 0.0 <= 6.1 Search vendor "Wp Registration" for product "Wp Registration" and version " >= 0.0 <= 6.1" | en |
Affected
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