User Toolkit <= 1.2.3 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Authentication Bypass

8.8
Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel
CVE CVE-2024-9890
CVSS 8.8 (High)
Publicly Published October 25, 2024
Last Updated December 12, 2024
Researcher István Márton - Wordfence

Description

The User Toolkit plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass in versions up to, and including, 1.2.3. This is due to an improper capability check in the 'switchUser' function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to log in as any existing user on the site, such as an administrator. CVE-2024-50503 may be a duplicate.

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Vulnerability Details for User Toolkit

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug user-toolkit (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 1.2.4, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • <= 1.2.3
Patched Version
  • 1.2.4

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