CVE-2024-10311 External Database Based Actions <= 0.1 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Authentication Bypass
Authenticated subscribers can bypass authentication to log in as administrators and modify plugin settings due to missing capability checks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-10311?
CVE-2024-10311 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in cmorillas1 External Database Based Actions, published on 15 Nov 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The External Database Based Actions plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass in versions up to, and including, 0.1. This is due to a missing capability check in the 'edba_admin_handle' function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to update the plugin settings and log in as any existing user on the site, such as an administrator.
Weakness: CWE-288
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-10311?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cmorillas1 External Database Based Actions.
How do I fix CVE-2024-10311?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-10311 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2024-10311 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-10311 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xrhc-h3fx-54pc.