CVE-2024-12637 Moving Users <= 1.05 - Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure
Unauthenticated attackers can access sensitive user data like emails and hashed passwords due to predictable file locations in the Moving Users 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-2024-12637?
CVE-2024-12637 is a medium-severity vulnerability in katsushi-kawamori Moving Users, published on 17 Jan 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Moving Users plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 1.05 via the export functionality. The JSON files are stored in predictable locations with guessable file names when exporting user data. This could allow unauthenticated attackers to extract sensitive user data, for instance, email addresses, hashed passwords, and IP addresses.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-12637?
How do I fix CVE-2024-12637?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-12637 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-12637 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-12637 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5vw8-cc54-v3pg.