CVE-2024-5324 XootiX Framework <= Various Plugin Versions - Missing Authorization to Arbitrary Options Update
Authenticated subscribers can modify site options to enable registration and set default user roles to Administrator, leading to privilege escalation.
- 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-2024-5324?
CVE-2024-5324 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in xootix Login & Register Customizer – Popup | Slider | Inline | WooCommerce, published on 6 Jun 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Multiple plugins for WordPress utilizing the XootiX Framework are vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'import_settings' function in various versions. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to change arbitrary options on affected sites. This can be used to enable new user registration and set the default role for new users to Administrator.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-5324?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Xootix Login\/Signup Popup, Xootix Otp Login Woocommerce \& Gravity Forms, Xootix Side Cart Woocommerce, Xootix Waitlist Woocommerce.
How do I fix CVE-2024-5324?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-5324 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-2024-5324 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-5324 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Other vulnerabilities in xootix Login & Register Customizer – Popup | Slider | Inline | WooCommerce
- CVE-2022-0215 XootiX Plugins <= Various Versions Cross-Site Request Forgery to Arbitrary Options Update
- CVE-2020-36715 Login/Signup Popup < 1.5 - Missing Authorization
- CVE-2025-1064 Cross-site scripting in Login & Register Customizer – Popup | Slider | Inline | WooCommerce
- CVE-2024-5665 Login/Signup Popup ( Inline Form + Woocommerce ) 2.7.1 - 2.7.2 - Missing Authorization to Arbitrary Options Exposure
Sources
Also known as CVE-2024-6721, GHSA-764x-99q3-75x3.