CVE-2024-6698 FundEngine – Donation and Crowdfunding Platform <= 1.7.0 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation
Authenticated subscribers can escalate privileges to administrator by manipulating user meta in the FundEngine WordPress plugin.
- 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-2024-6698?
CVE-2024-6698 is a high-severity vulnerability in roxnor FundEngine – Donation and Crowdfunding Platform, published on 1 Aug 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The FundEngine plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1.7.0. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying user meta updated through the update_user_meta function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to update their user meta which can be leveraged to update their capabilities to gain administrator access.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-6698?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wpmet Fundengine.
How do I fix CVE-2024-6698?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-6698 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-6698 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-6698 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in roxnor FundEngine – Donation and Crowdfunding Platform
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7f4q-mxmp-vrc9.