AppPresser Plugin up to 4.3.2 on WordPress improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in AppPresser Plugin up to 4.3.2 on WordPress. It has been rated as critical. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to improper authentication. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2024-4611. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in AppPresser Plugin up to 4.3.2 on WordPress and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The AppPresser plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to improper missing encryption exception handling on the 'decrypt_value' and on the 'doCookieAuth' functions in all versions up to, and including, 4.3.2. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to log in as any existing user on the site, such as an administrator, if they previously used the login via the plugin API. This can only be exploited if the 'openssl' php extension is not loaded on the server.

The advisory is shared at wordfence.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-4611 since 05/07/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

05/07/2024 🔍
05/28/2024 +21 days 🔍
05/28/2024 +0 days 🔍
06/06/2025 +374 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wordfence.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2024-4611 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-4611
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-266441

Entryinfo

Created: 05/28/2024 18:29
Updated: 06/06/2025 05:24
Changes: 05/28/2024 18:29 (51), 06/06/2025 05:24 (14)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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