CVE-2024-43982 WordPress Login As Users plugin <= 1.4.3 - Broken Access Control to Account Takeover vulnerability
Attackers can exploit missing authorization in the Login As Users plugin to take over user accounts.
- 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-2024-43982?
CVE-2024-43982 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Geek Code Lab Login As Users, published on 1 Nov 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Geek Code Lab Login As Users allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Login As Users: from n/a through 1.4.3.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-43982?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Geekcodelab Login as Users.
How do I fix CVE-2024-43982?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-43982 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2024-43982 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-43982 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-95fx-xfpp-98x5.