CVE-2024-11015 Sign In With Google <= 1.8.0 - Authentication Bypass in authenticate_user
Unauthenticated attackers can bypass authentication to log in as the first Google OAuth user, potentially gaining administrator access.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-11015?
CVE-2024-11015 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in tarecord Sign In With Google, published on 12 Dec 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Sign In With Google plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass in all versions up to, and including, 1.8.0. This is due to the 'authenticate_user' user function not implementing sufficient null value checks when setting the access token and user information. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to log in as the first user who has signed in using Google OAuth, which could be the site administrator.
Weakness: CWE-287
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-11015?
How do I fix CVE-2024-11015?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-11015 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-2024-11015 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-11015 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jcrg-xwmr-3vgm.