MStore API Plugin up to 4.15.3 on WordPress User Registration improper authorization

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A vulnerability was found in MStore API Plugin up to 4.15.3 on WordPress and classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component User Registration Handler. Such manipulation leads to improper authorization. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2024-8269. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in MStore API Plugin up to 4.15.3 on WordPress. Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the component User Registration Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authorization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-285. The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. Impacted is integrity. CVE summarizes:

The MStore API – Create Native Android & iOS Apps On The Cloud plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized user registration in all versions up to, and including, 4.15.3. This is due to the plugin not checking that user registration is enabled prior to creating a user account through the register() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to create user accounts on sites, even when user registration is disabled and plugin functionality is not activated.

The advisory is shared for download at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-8269 since 08/28/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 09/18/2024). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1548.002.

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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• WordPress Plugin

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• MStore API Plugin

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• 4.15.0
• 4.15.1
• 4.15.2
• 4.15.3

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