CVE-2024-8795 BA Book Everything <= 1.6.20 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Email Address Update/Account Takeover

High 8.8 Published Updated

Attackers can trick administrators into updating account details, potentially leading to password resets and account takeover via CSRF.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2024-8795?

CVE-2024-8795 is a high-severity vulnerability in bookingalgorithms BA Book Everything, published on 24 Sep 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

The BA Book Everything plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.6.20. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the my_account_update() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update a user's account details via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link. This can be leveraged to reset a user's password and gain access to their account.

Weakness: CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-8795?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ba-Booking Ba Book Everything.

How do I fix CVE-2024-8795?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-8795 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2024-8795 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-8795 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-m484-q4fr-mm8v.

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