PT-2024-39916 · WordPress · User Toolkit

István Márton · Published 2024-10-26 · Updated 2024-10-28 · CVE-2024-9890

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions User Toolkit plugin for WordPress versions up to, and including, 1.2.3

Description The issue is related to an improper capability check in the switchUser function, allowing authenticated attackers with subscriber-level permissions and above to bypass authentication and log in as any existing user, including administrators.

Recommendations For versions up to, and including, 1.2.3, update to a version that fixes the improper capability check in the switchUser function to prevent authentication bypass.

Fix

Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-288

Related Identifiers

CVE-2024-9890

Affected Products

User Toolkit

References · 6

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-9890 · Security Note
• https://t.me/latest_high_impact_cve/1390 · Telegram Post
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/805f18e2-9a5a-48cf-81f4-825da4bfd8ef?source=cve · Note
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/user-toolkit/tags/1.2.3/src/UserSwitch.php#L51 · Note
• https://t.me/cvedetector/9004 · Telegram Post
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3175190/user-toolkit#file5 · Note