Houzez Login Register <= 3.2.5 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation via Account Takeover

8.8
Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
CVE CVE-2024-21743
CVSS 8.8 (High)
Publicly Published September 17, 2024
Last Updated October 4, 2024
Researcher luc

Description

The Houzez Login Register plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 3.2.5. This is due to the houzez_agency_agent_update function not properly verifying a user's identity prior to allowing them to update user details like email address. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to change any user's email, including administrators and reset the password therefore gaining access to the account.

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Vulnerability Details for houzez-login-register

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug houzez-login-register
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 3.3.0, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • <= 3.2.5
Patched Version
  • 3.3.0

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