CVE-2024-6069
WordPress Pieregister Plugin Arbitrary Plugin Installation and Activation/Deactivation Vulnerability
Description
The Registration Forms – User Registration Forms, Invitation-Based Registrations, Front-end User Profile, Login Form & Content Restriction plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized arbitrary plugin installation and activation/deactivation due to missing capability checks on the pieregister_install_addon, pieregister_activate_addon and pieregister_deactivate_addon functions in all versions up to, and including, 3.8.3.4. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to install, activate and deactivate arbitrary plugins. As a result attackers might achieve code execution on the targeted server
INFO
Published Date :
July 9, 2024, 9:15 a.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 9:48 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
2.8
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/pie-register/tags/3.8.3.4/pie-register.php#L727 Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/pie-register/tags/3.8.3.4/pie-register.php#L761 Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/pie-register/tags/3.8.3.4/pie-register.php#L794 Added Reference https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b946ee73-4cf9-48c8-b456-285b118c6b05?source=cve -
CVE Received by [email protected]
Jul. 09, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description The Registration Forms – User Registration Forms, Invitation-Based Registrations, Front-end User Profile, Login Form & Content Restriction plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized arbitrary plugin installation and activation/deactivation due to missing capability checks on the pieregister_install_addon, pieregister_activate_addon and pieregister_deactivate_addon functions in all versions up to, and including, 3.8.3.4. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to install, activate and deactivate arbitrary plugins. As a result attackers might achieve code execution on the targeted server Added Reference Wordfence https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b946ee73-4cf9-48c8-b456-285b118c6b05?source=cve [No types assigned] Added Reference Wordfence https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/pie-register/tags/3.8.3.4/pie-register.php#L794 [No types assigned] Added Reference Wordfence https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/pie-register/tags/3.8.3.4/pie-register.php#L727 [No types assigned] Added Reference Wordfence https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/pie-register/tags/3.8.3.4/pie-register.php#L761 [No types assigned] Added CVSS V3.1 Wordfence AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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