CVE-2024-49247 WordPress BuddyPress Better Registration plugin <= 1.6 - Broken Authentication vulnerability
Attackers can bypass authentication in the BuddyPress Better Registration plugin to gain unauthorized access to user accounts.
- 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-2024-49247?
CVE-2024-49247 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in SK BuddyPress Better Registration, published on 16 Oct 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel vulnerability in SK BuddyPress Better Registration better-bp-registration allows Authentication Bypass.This issue affects BuddyPress Better Registration: from n/a through <= 1.6.
Weakness: CWE-288
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-49247?
How do I fix CVE-2024-49247?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-49247 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2024-49247 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-49247 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3f9p-f8r2-mqhp.