CVE-2024-9215

{"id": "CVE-2024-9215", "cveTags": [], "metrics": {"cvssMetricV31": [{"type": "Primary", "source": "[email protected]", "cvssData": {"scope": "UNCHANGED", "version": "3.1", "baseScore": 8.8, "attackVector": "NETWORK", "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H", "integrityImpact": "HIGH", "userInteraction": "NONE", "attackComplexity": "LOW", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH"}, "impactScore": 5.9, "exploitabilityScore": 2.8}]}, "published": "2024-10-17T02:15:02.977", "references": [{"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/publishpress-authors/tags/4.7.1/src/core/Classes/Author_Editor.php#L594", "source": "[email protected]"}, {"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3169244%40publishpress-authors&new=3169244%40publishpress-authors&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=#file7", "source": "[email protected]"}, {"url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d0506137-82e3-4988-9b23-370465a866c0?source=cve", "source": "[email protected]"}], "vulnStatus": "Awaiting Analysis", "weaknesses": [{"type": "Primary", "source": "[email protected]", "description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-639"}]}], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "The Co-Authors, Multiple Authors and Guest Authors in an Author Box with PublishPress Authors plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference to Privilege Escalation/Account Takeover in all versions up to, and including, 4.7.1 via the action_edited_author() due to missing validation on the 'authors-user_id' user controlled key. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to update arbitrary user accounts email addresses, including administrators, which can then be leveraged to reset that user's account password and gain access."}, {"lang": "es", "value": "El complemento Co-Authors, Multiple Authors and Guest Authors in an Author Box with PublishPress Authors para WordPress es vulnerable a Insecure Direct Object Reference to Privilege Escalation/Account Takeover en todas las versiones hasta la 4.7.1 incluida a trav\u00e9s de action_edited_author() debido a la falta de validaci\u00f3n en la clave controlada por el usuario 'authors-user_id'. Esto permite que atacantes autenticados, con acceso de nivel de autor y superior, actualicen direcciones de correo electr\u00f3nico de cuentas de usuario arbitrarias, incluidos administradores, que luego se pueden aprovechar para restablecer la contrase\u00f1a de la cuenta de ese usuario y obtener acceso."}], "lastModified": "2024-10-18T12:53:04.627", "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]"}