CVE-2024-9863 Privilege escalation in Miniorange OTP Verification with Firebase
Unauthenticated attackers can register as administrators due to insecure default role settings, leading to full site compromise.
- 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-2024-9863?
CVE-2024-9863 is a critical vulnerability in cyberlord92 Miniorange OTP Verification with Firebase, published on 17 Oct 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Miniorange OTP Verification with Firebase plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in versions up to, and including, 3.6.0 due to the insecure 'administrator' default value for the 'default_user_role' option. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to register an administrator user even if the registration form is disabled.
Weakness: CWE-266
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-9863?
How do I fix CVE-2024-9863?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-9863 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-9863 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-9863 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cc3h-2hrf-w63x.