CVE-2024-8853 Webo-facto <= 1.40 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation
Unauthenticated attackers can escalate privileges to administrator by registering with a specific username pattern in the Webo-facto WordPress plugin.
- 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-2024-8853?
CVE-2024-8853 is a critical vulnerability in jeremieglotin Webo-facto, published on 20 Sep 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Webo-facto plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in versions up to, and including, 1.40 due to insufficient restriction on the 'doSsoAuthentification' function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to make themselves administrators by registering with a username that contains '-wfuser'.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-8853?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Medialibs Webo-Facto.
How do I fix CVE-2024-8853?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-8853 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-8853 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-8853 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rfjc-67p6-84v6.