CVE-2024-33550 WordPress WP Masquerade plugin <= 1.1.0 - Authenticated Account Takeover vulnerability
Authenticated attackers can escalate privileges and take over accounts in the WP Masquerade WordPress plugin due to improper privilege management.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-33550?
CVE-2024-33550 is a high-severity vulnerability in JR King/Eran Schoellhorn WP Masquerade, published on 17 May 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in JR King/Eran Schoellhorn WP Masquerade allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects WP Masquerade: from n/a through 1.1.0.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-33550?
How do I fix CVE-2024-33550?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-33550 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-33550 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-33550 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h742-3phr-pg87.