CVE-2024-12264 PayU CommercePro Plugin <= 3.8.3 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation
Unauthenticated attackers can create administrative accounts via vulnerable REST API endpoints in the PayU CommercePro WordPress 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-2024-12264?
CVE-2024-12264 is a critical vulnerability in payuplugin PayU CommercePro Plugin, published on 7 Jan 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The PayU CommercePro Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions up to, and including, 3.8.3. This is due to /wp-json/payu/v1/generate-user-token and /wp-json/payu/v1/get-shipping-cost REST API endpoints not properly verifying a user's identity prior to setting the users ID and auth cookies. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to create new administrative user accounts.
Weakness: CWE-287
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-12264?
How do I fix CVE-2024-12264?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-12264 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-12264 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-12264 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gpww-5rqj-3jh7.