CVE-2024-5204 Swiss Toolkit For WP <= 1.0.7 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Authentication Bypass
Authenticated contributors can bypass authentication to log in as any user, including administrators, due to insecure post metadata storage.
- 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-2024-5204?
CVE-2024-5204 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in wpmessiah Swiss Toolkit For WP, published on 29 May 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Swiss Toolkit For WP plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass in versions up to, and including, 1.0.7. This is due to the plugin storing custom data in post metadata without an underscore prefix. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to log in as any existing user on the site, such as an administrator.
Weakness: CWE-288
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-5204?
How do I fix CVE-2024-5204?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-5204 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-2024-5204 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-5204 in the wild and no public exploit code.