# CVE-2024-10002: Rover IDX <= 3.0.0.2905 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Authentication Bypass to Administrator

> Authenticated subscribers can bypass authentication checks to gain administrator access in the Rover IDX WordPress plugin.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 22 Oct 2024
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-p25v-3q9m-p32x

## What is CVE-2024-10002?

CVE-2024-10002 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in stevemullen Rover IDX, published on 22 Oct 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Rover IDX plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Authentication Bypass in versions up to, and including, 3.0.0.2905. This is due to insufficient validation and capability check on the 'rover_idx_refresh_social_callback' function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to log in to administrator. The vulnerability is partially patched in version 3.0.0.2905 and fully patched in version 3.0.0.2906.

Weakness: CWE-306 (Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality), CWE-288 (Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-10002?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Roveridx Rover Idx.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-10002?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-10002 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-10002 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-10002 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in stevemullen Rover IDX

- [CVE-2024-10003](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-10003/): Rover IDX <= 3.0.0.2903 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Missing Authorization via Multiple Functions (medium 6.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-10002 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-10002 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in stevemullen Rover IDX, published on 22 Oct 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-10002 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: stevemullen Rover IDX. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-10002/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-10002/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-10002
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-10002
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-10002

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-10002/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.