CVE-2024-9822 Pedalo Connector <= 2.0.5 - Authentication Bypass to Administrator
Unauthenticated attackers can bypass authentication to log in as the first administrator user via the Pedalo Connector 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-2024-9822?
CVE-2024-9822 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in pedaloagency Pedalo Connector, published on 11 Oct 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Pedalo Connector plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass in versions up to, and including, 2.0.5. This is due to insufficient restriction on the 'login_admin_user' function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to log to the first user, who is usually the administrator, or if it does not exist, then to the first administrator.
Weakness: CWE-288
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-9822?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Pedalo Pedalo Connector.
How do I fix CVE-2024-9822?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-9822 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-2024-9822 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-9822 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-242h-xpv3-fj4h.