CVE-2024-8428 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2024-8428 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 06/09/2024 | CVE Updated: 06/09/2024 | CVE Year: 2024
Source: Wordfence | Vendor: ultimatemember | Product: ForumWP – Forum & Discussion Board Plugin
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2024-8428 Description

The ForumWP – Forum & Discussion Board Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation via Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.2 via the submit_form_handler due to missing validation on the \'user_id\' user controlled key. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to change the email address of administrative user accounts which can then be leveraged to reset the administrative users password and gain access to their account.

Metrics

CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: 8.8 HIGH
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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    User Interaction (UI)*
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    Integrity Impact (I)*
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Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

CWE-ID: CWE-639
CWE Name: CWE-639 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
Source: ultimatemember

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).