CVE-2024-11281 Privilege escalation in WooCommerce Point of Sale
Unauthenticated attackers can change arbitrary user emails to reset passwords and gain administrator access in the WooCommerce Point of Sale 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-2024-11281?
CVE-2024-11281 is a critical vulnerability in Webkul WooCommerce Point of Sale, published on 25 Dec 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The WooCommerce Point of Sale plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions up to, and including, 6.1.0. This is due to insufficient validation on the 'logged_in_user_id' value when option values are empty and the ability for attackers to change the email of arbitrary user accounts. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change the email of arbitrary user accounts, including administrators, and reset their password to gain access to the account.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-11281?
How do I fix CVE-2024-11281?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-11281 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-11281 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-11281 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-32xx-66qm-74xh.