CVE-2024-6297
WordPress.org Plugin Remote Code Execution Defence Bypass and Exfiltration
Description
Several plugins for WordPress hosted on WordPress.org have been compromised and injected with malicious PHP scripts. A malicious threat actor compromised the source code of various plugins and injected code that exfiltrates database credentials and is used to create new, malicious, administrator users and send that data back to a server. Currently, not all plugins have been patched and we strongly recommend uninstalling the plugins for the time being and running a complete malware scan.
INFO
Published Date :
June 25, 2024, 4:15 a.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 9:49 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
6.0
Exploitability Score :
3.9
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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/blaze-widget/trunk/blaze_widget.php Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/contact-form-7-multi-step-addon/trunk/trx-contact-form-7-multi-step-addon.php Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/simply-show-hooks/trunk/index.php Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/social-warfare/tags/4.4.6.4/trunk/social-warfare.php#L54 Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/social-warfare/tags/4.4.6.4/trunk/social-warfare.php#L583 Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wrapper-link-elementor/trunk/wrapper.php?rev=3106508 Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3105893/ Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3106042%40social-warfare&new=3106042%40social-warfare&sfp_email=&sfph_mail= Added Reference https://wordpress.org/support/topic/a-security-message-from-the-plugin-review-team/ Added Reference https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/56d24bc8-4a1a-4e60-aec5-960703a6058a?source=cve -
CVE Received by [email protected]
Jun. 25, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description Several plugins for WordPress hosted on WordPress.org have been compromised and injected with malicious PHP scripts. A malicious threat actor compromised the source code of various plugins and injected code that exfiltrates database credentials and is used to create new, malicious, administrator users and send that data back to a server. Currently, not all plugins have been patched and we strongly recommend uninstalling the plugins for the time being and running a complete malware scan. Added Reference Wordfence https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/56d24bc8-4a1a-4e60-aec5-960703a6058a?source=cve [No types assigned] Added Reference Wordfence https://wordpress.org/support/topic/a-security-message-from-the-plugin-review-team/ [No types assigned] Added Reference Wordfence https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/social-warfare/tags/4.4.6.4/trunk/social-warfare.php#L54 [No types assigned] Added Reference Wordfence https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/social-warfare/tags/4.4.6.4/trunk/social-warfare.php#L583 [No types assigned] Added Reference Wordfence https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3105893/ [No types assigned] Added Reference Wordfence https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3106042%40social-warfare&new=3106042%40social-warfare&sfp_email=&sfph_mail= [No types assigned] Added Reference Wordfence https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/simply-show-hooks/trunk/index.php [No types assigned] Added Reference Wordfence https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/contact-form-7-multi-step-addon/trunk/trx-contact-form-7-multi-step-addon.php [No types assigned] Added Reference Wordfence https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wrapper-link-elementor/trunk/wrapper.php?rev=3106508 [No types assigned] Added Reference Wordfence https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/blaze-widget/trunk/blaze_widget.php [No types assigned] Added CVSS V3.1 Wordfence AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2024-6297 is
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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2024-6297
weaknesses.