Wux Blog Editor Plugin up to 3.0.0 on WordPress improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Wux Blog Editor Plugin up to 3.0.0 on WordPress. Impacted is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to improper authentication. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2024-9931. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Wux Blog Editor Plugin up to 3.0.0 on WordPress. This issue affects an unknown functionality. 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 Wux Blog Editor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass in versions up to, and including, 3.0.0. This is due to missing validation on the token being supplied during the autologin through the plugin. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to log in to the first administrator user.

It is possible to read the advisory at wordfence.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-9931 since 10/14/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not 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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Exploitinginfo

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

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Timelineinfo

10/14/2024 🔍
10/25/2024 +11 days 🔍
10/25/2024 +0 days 🔍
10/26/2024 +1 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wordfence.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2024-9931 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-9931
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-281891

Entryinfo

Created: 10/25/2024 19:59
Updated: 10/26/2024 10:25
Changes: 10/25/2024 19:59 (52), 10/26/2024 10:25 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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