5.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2024-8520
Ultimate Member WordPress Plugin Cross-Site Request Forgery
Description

The Ultimate Member – User Profile, Registration, Login, Member Directory, Content Restriction & Membership Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.6. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the admin_init or user_action_hook function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify a users membership status via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 4, 2024, 5:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 8, 2024, 9:50 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

1.4

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-8520 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Ultimatemember ultimate_member
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2024-8520.

URL Resource
https://github.com/ultimatemember/ultimatemember/blob/7b8a7a7c039bde4539c07e049b19036192f1c133/includes/admin/class-admin.php#L1880 Product
https://github.com/ultimatemember/ultimatemember/blob/7b8a7a7c039bde4539c07e049b19036192f1c133/includes/admin/class-admin.php#L1945 Product
https://github.com/ultimatemember/ultimatemember/blob/7b8a7a7c039bde4539c07e049b19036192f1c133/includes/admin/class-admin.php#L1948C1-L1959C6 Product
https://github.com/ultimatemember/ultimatemember/blob/7b8a7a7c039bde4539c07e049b19036192f1c133/includes/admin/class-admin.php#L70C4-L70C84 Product
https://github.com/ultimatemember/ultimatemember/blob/7b8a7a7c039bde4539c07e049b19036192f1c133/includes/admin/core/class-admin-users.php#L146C1-L173C12 Product
https://github.com/ultimatemember/ultimatemember/blob/7b8a7a7c039bde4539c07e049b19036192f1c133/includes/admin/core/class-admin-users.php#L175C1-L178C7 Product
https://github.com/ultimatemember/ultimatemember/blob/7b8a7a7c039bde4539c07e049b19036192f1c133/includes/admin/core/class-admin-users.php#L41C4-L41C90 Product
https://github.com/ultimatemember/ultimatemember/pull/1549 Patch
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3160947/ultimate-member/trunk/includes/admin/class-admin.php Patch
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/7ffddc03-d4ae-460e-972a-98804d947d09?source=cve Third Party Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2024-8520 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-8520 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 08, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/ultimatemember/ultimatemember/blob/7b8a7a7c039bde4539c07e049b19036192f1c133/includes/admin/class-admin.php#L1880 No Types Assigned https://github.com/ultimatemember/ultimatemember/blob/7b8a7a7c039bde4539c07e049b19036192f1c133/includes/admin/class-admin.php#L1880 Product
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/ultimatemember/ultimatemember/blob/7b8a7a7c039bde4539c07e049b19036192f1c133/includes/admin/class-admin.php#L1945 No Types Assigned https://github.com/ultimatemember/ultimatemember/blob/7b8a7a7c039bde4539c07e049b19036192f1c133/includes/admin/class-admin.php#L1945 Product
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/ultimatemember/ultimatemember/blob/7b8a7a7c039bde4539c07e049b19036192f1c133/includes/admin/class-admin.php#L1948C1-L1959C6 No Types Assigned https://github.com/ultimatemember/ultimatemember/blob/7b8a7a7c039bde4539c07e049b19036192f1c133/includes/admin/class-admin.php#L1948C1-L1959C6 Product
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/ultimatemember/ultimatemember/blob/7b8a7a7c039bde4539c07e049b19036192f1c133/includes/admin/class-admin.php#L70C4-L70C84 No Types Assigned https://github.com/ultimatemember/ultimatemember/blob/7b8a7a7c039bde4539c07e049b19036192f1c133/includes/admin/class-admin.php#L70C4-L70C84 Product
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/ultimatemember/ultimatemember/blob/7b8a7a7c039bde4539c07e049b19036192f1c133/includes/admin/core/class-admin-users.php#L146C1-L173C12 No Types Assigned https://github.com/ultimatemember/ultimatemember/blob/7b8a7a7c039bde4539c07e049b19036192f1c133/includes/admin/core/class-admin-users.php#L146C1-L173C12 Product
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/ultimatemember/ultimatemember/blob/7b8a7a7c039bde4539c07e049b19036192f1c133/includes/admin/core/class-admin-users.php#L175C1-L178C7 No Types Assigned https://github.com/ultimatemember/ultimatemember/blob/7b8a7a7c039bde4539c07e049b19036192f1c133/includes/admin/core/class-admin-users.php#L175C1-L178C7 Product
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/ultimatemember/ultimatemember/blob/7b8a7a7c039bde4539c07e049b19036192f1c133/includes/admin/core/class-admin-users.php#L41C4-L41C90 No Types Assigned https://github.com/ultimatemember/ultimatemember/blob/7b8a7a7c039bde4539c07e049b19036192f1c133/includes/admin/core/class-admin-users.php#L41C4-L41C90 Product
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/ultimatemember/ultimatemember/pull/1549 No Types Assigned https://github.com/ultimatemember/ultimatemember/pull/1549 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3160947/ultimate-member/trunk/includes/admin/class-admin.php No Types Assigned https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3160947/ultimate-member/trunk/includes/admin/class-admin.php Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/7ffddc03-d4ae-460e-972a-98804d947d09?source=cve No Types Assigned https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/7ffddc03-d4ae-460e-972a-98804d947d09?source=cve Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-352
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:ultimatemember:ultimate_member:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.8.7
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Oct. 04, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description The Ultimate Member – User Profile, Registration, Login, Member Directory, Content Restriction & Membership Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.6. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the admin_init or user_action_hook function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify a users membership status via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
    Added Reference Wordfence https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/7ffddc03-d4ae-460e-972a-98804d947d09?source=cve [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Wordfence https://github.com/ultimatemember/ultimatemember/blob/7b8a7a7c039bde4539c07e049b19036192f1c133/includes/admin/class-admin.php#L1948C1-L1959C6 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Wordfence https://github.com/ultimatemember/ultimatemember/blob/7b8a7a7c039bde4539c07e049b19036192f1c133/includes/admin/class-admin.php#L70C4-L70C84 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Wordfence https://github.com/ultimatemember/ultimatemember/blob/7b8a7a7c039bde4539c07e049b19036192f1c133/includes/admin/class-admin.php#L1880 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Wordfence https://github.com/ultimatemember/ultimatemember/blob/7b8a7a7c039bde4539c07e049b19036192f1c133/includes/admin/core/class-admin-users.php#L41C4-L41C90 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Wordfence https://github.com/ultimatemember/ultimatemember/blob/7b8a7a7c039bde4539c07e049b19036192f1c133/includes/admin/core/class-admin-users.php#L146C1-L173C12 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Wordfence https://github.com/ultimatemember/ultimatemember/blob/7b8a7a7c039bde4539c07e049b19036192f1c133/includes/admin/class-admin.php#L1945 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Wordfence https://github.com/ultimatemember/ultimatemember/blob/7b8a7a7c039bde4539c07e049b19036192f1c133/includes/admin/core/class-admin-users.php#L175C1-L178C7 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Wordfence https://github.com/ultimatemember/ultimatemember/pull/1549 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Wordfence https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3160947/ultimate-member/trunk/includes/admin/class-admin.php [No types assigned]
    Added CWE Wordfence CWE-352
    Added CVSS V3.1 Wordfence AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2024-8520 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2024-8520 weaknesses.

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability