CVE-2024-22157 WordPress SalesKing plugin <= 1.6.15 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation vulnerability
Critical 9.8
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-22157 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2024-22157 is a critical vulnerability in WebWizards SalesKing, published on 17 May 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-22157 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: WebWizards SalesKing. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-22157/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-22157/index.md)
Unauthenticated attackers can escalate privileges in the SalesKing WordPress plugin due to improper privilege management.
- 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-2024-22157?
CVE-2024-22157 is a critical vulnerability in WebWizards SalesKing, published on 17 May 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in WebWizards SalesKing allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects SalesKing: from n/a through 1.6.15.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-22157?
How do I fix CVE-2024-22157?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-22157 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-22157 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-22157 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w8v2-xq2g-x7q2.