coreActivity Plugin up to 2.0 on WordPress HTTP Header X-FORWARDED authentication spoofing

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in coreActivity Plugin up to 2.0 on WordPress. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component HTTP Header Handler. Executing a manipulation of the argument X-FORWARDED can lead to authentication spoofing. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2024-0868. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in coreActivity Plugin up to 2.0 on WordPress. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block of the component HTTP Header Handler. The manipulation of the argument X-FORWARDED with an unknown input leads to a authentication spoofing vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-290. This attack-focused weakness is caused by incorrectly implemented authentication schemes that are subject to spoofing attacks. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The coreActivity: Activity Logging plugin for WordPress plugin before 2.1 retrieved IP addresses of requests via headers such X-FORWARDED to log them, allowing users to spoof them by providing an arbitrary value

The weakness was published by Erwan Lr. The advisory is available at wpscan.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-0868 since 01/24/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

Upgrading to version 2.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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CNA Base Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Authentication spoofing
CWE: CWE-290 / CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: coreActivity Plugin 2.1

Timelineinfo

01/24/2024 🔍
04/17/2024 +83 days 🔍
04/17/2024 +0 days 🔍
08/09/2024 +114 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wpscan.com
Researcher: Erwan Lr
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-0868 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-0868
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-261070

Entryinfo

Created: 04/17/2024 07:11
Updated: 08/09/2024 23:53
Changes: 04/17/2024 07:11 (57), 08/09/2024 23:53 (13)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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