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CVE-2024-11103 Contest Gallery <= 24.0.7 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Password Reset to Privilege Escalation/Account Takeover

Critical 9.8 Published Updated

Unauthenticated attackers can reset arbitrary user passwords, including administrators, leading to account takeover and privilege escalation in the Contest Gallery plugin.

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-2024-11103?

CVE-2024-11103 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in contest-gallery Contest Gallery – Upload & Vote Photos, Media, Sell with PayPal & Stripe, published on 28 Nov 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Contest Gallery plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeover in all versions up to, and including, 24.0.7. This is due to the plugin not properly validating a user's identity prior to updating their password. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change arbitrary user's passwords, including administrators, and leverage that to gain access to their account.

Weakness: CWE-640

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-11103?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Contest-Gallery Contest Gallery.

How do I fix CVE-2024-11103?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-11103 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-2024-11103 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-11103 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-2qxr-q4ff-f53j.

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