VDB-290348 · CVE-2024-12402 · GCVE-0-2024-12402

themescoder Themes Coder Plugin up to 1.3.4 on WordPress update_user_profile authentication bypass

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in themescoder Themes Coder Plugin up to 1.3.4 on WordPress. This vulnerability affects the function update_user_profile. Such manipulation leads to authentication bypass. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2024-12402. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in themescoder Themes Coder Plugin up to 1.3.4 on WordPress. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is the function update_user_profile. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authentication bypass vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-288. A product requires authentication, but the product has an alternate path or channel that does not require authentication. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The Themes Coder – Create Android & iOS Apps For Your Woocommerce Site plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeover in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.4. This is due to the plugin not properly validating a user's identity prior to updating their password through the update_user_profile() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change arbitrary user's passwords, including administrators, and leverage that to gain access to their account.

The weakness was presented by Tieu Pham Trong Nhan. The advisory is shared for download at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-12402 since 12/10/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Type

WordPress Plugin

Vendor

themescoder

Name

Themes Coder Plugin

Version

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.4

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 9.8
CNA Vector (Wordfence): 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Authentication bypass
CWE: CWE-288 / CWE-287
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

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Timelineinfo

12/10/2024 🔍
01/07/2025 +28 days 🔍
01/07/2025 +0 days 🔍
01/07/2025 +0 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wordfence.com
Researcher: Tieu Pham Trong Nhan
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-12402 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-12402
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-290348

Entryinfo

Created: 01/07/2025 06:50
Updated: 01/07/2025 13:33
Changes: 01/07/2025 06:50 (66), 01/07/2025 13:33 (1)
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