CVE-2024-6624

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  3. CVE-2024-6624
The JSON API User plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions up to, and including, 3.9.3. This is due to improper controls on custom user meta fields. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to register as administrators on the site. The plugin requires the JSON API plugin to also be installed.

9.8 /10

CVSS v3.0 : CRITICAL

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a4a26f60-5912-4d4a-8ef8-e4357c1fb1ff?source=cve Third Party Advisory
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/json-api-user/trunk/controllers/User.php#L51 Product
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/json-api-user/trunk/controllers/User.php#L187 Product
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3115185/ Patch
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:parorrey:json_api_user:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
History

12 Jul 2024, 16:51

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3115185/ - () https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3115185/ - Patch
References () https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a4a26f60-5912-4d4a-8ef8-e4357c1fb1ff?source=cve - () https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a4a26f60-5912-4d4a-8ef8-e4357c1fb1ff?source=cve - Third Party Advisory
References () https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/json-api-user/trunk/controllers/User.php#L51 - () https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/json-api-user/trunk/controllers/User.php#L51 - Product
References () https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/json-api-user/trunk/controllers/User.php#L187 - () https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/json-api-user/trunk/controllers/User.php#L187 - Product
First Time Parorrey json Api User
Parorrey
CPE cpe:2.3:a:parorrey:json_api_user:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
CWE NVD-CWE-noinfo

11 Jul 2024, 07:15

Type Values Removed Values Added
New CVE
Information

Published : 2024-07-11 07:15

Updated : 2024-07-12 16:51

NVD link : CVE-2024-6624

Mitre link : CVE-2024-6624

JSON object : View

Products Affected

parorrey

  • json_api_user
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfo