WPS Telegram Chat Plugin up to 4.5.4 on WordPress Telegram Bot API access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in WPS Telegram Chat Plugin up to 4.5.4 on WordPress and classified as critical. This affects an unknown function of the component Telegram Bot API. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2024-9628. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in WPS Telegram Chat Plugin up to 4.5.4 on WordPress and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown part of the component Telegram Bot API. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The WPS Telegram Chat plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data and loss of data due to a missing capability check on the 'Wps_Telegram_Chat_Admin::checkСonnection' function in versions up to, and including, 4.5.4. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to have full access to the Telegram Bot API endpoint and communicate with it.

It is possible to read the advisory at wordfence.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-9628 since 10/08/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/24/2025). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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 Temp Score: 6.3

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VulDB Temp Score: 6.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

10/08/2024 🔍
10/25/2024 +17 days 🔍
10/25/2024 +0 days 🔍
01/24/2025 +91 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wordfence.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2024-9628 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-9628
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-281795

Entryinfo

Created: 10/25/2024 07:42
Updated: 01/24/2025 09:22
Changes: 10/25/2024 07:42 (52), 10/25/2024 11:33 (11), 01/24/2025 09:22 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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