CVE-2024-9488
WordPress - wpDiscuz Social Login Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Description
The Comments – wpDiscuz plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass in all versions up to, and including, 7.6.24. This is due to insufficient verification on the user being returned by the social login token. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to log in as any existing user on the site, such as an administrator, if they have access to the email and the user does not have an already-existing account for the service returning the token.
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 25, 2024, 6:15 a.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 6, 2024, 2:57 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
3.9
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2024-9488 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
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Cybersecurity News
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Cybersecurity News
Apache CloudStack Releases Security Update for KVM Infrastructure Vulnerability – CVE-2024-50386
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Cybersecurity News
Dell SmartFabric OS10 Receives Important Security Updates
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Cybersecurity News
SAP Patches Multiple Vulnerabilities in November 2024 Security Patch Day
SAP has released eight new security notes and two updates to previously released notes in its November 2024 Security Patch Day, addressing critical vulnerabilities across various products.The security ... Read more
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Cybersecurity News
CLFS Flaw in Windows 11 Allows for Privilege Escalation, PoC Published
A high-severity vulnerability has been discovered in the Common Log File System (CLFS) driver in Windows 11, enabling local users to escalate their privileges. CLFS is responsible for efficiently mana ... Read more
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Cybersecurity News
Driver Signature Enforcement Cracked: OS Downgrade Attacks Possible on Windows
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Cybersecurity News
CVE-2022-45157 (CVSS 9.1): Critical Security Flaw in Rancher Exposes vSphere Credentials in Plaintext
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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2024-9488 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.
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Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 06, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpdiscuz/trunk/forms/wpdFormAttr/Login/SocialLogin.php No Types Assigned https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpdiscuz/trunk/forms/wpdFormAttr/Login/SocialLogin.php Product Changed Reference Type https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3164486/ No Types Assigned https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3164486/ Patch Changed Reference Type https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b71706a7-e101-4d50-a2da-1aeeaf07cf4b?source=cve No Types Assigned https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b71706a7-e101-4d50-a2da-1aeeaf07cf4b?source=cve Third Party Advisory Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-Other Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:gvectors:wpdiscuz:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* versions up to (excluding) 7.6.25 -
CVE Received by [email protected]
Oct. 25, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description The Comments – wpDiscuz plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass in all versions up to, and including, 7.6.24. This is due to insufficient verification on the user being returned by the social login token. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to log in as any existing user on the site, such as an administrator, if they have access to the email and the user does not have an already-existing account for the service returning the token. Added Reference Wordfence https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b71706a7-e101-4d50-a2da-1aeeaf07cf4b?source=cve [No types assigned] Added Reference Wordfence https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpdiscuz/trunk/forms/wpdFormAttr/Login/SocialLogin.php [No types assigned] Added Reference Wordfence https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3164486/ [No types assigned] Added CWE Wordfence CWE-288 Added CVSS V3.1 Wordfence AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2024-9488 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2024-9488
weaknesses.