scriptsbundle Nokri Plugin up to 1.6.2 on WordPress unverified password change

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in scriptsbundle Nokri Plugin up to 1.6.2 on WordPress. This vulnerability affects unknown code. Executing a manipulation can lead to unverified password change. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2024-12824. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.

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A vulnerability has been found in scriptsbundle Nokri Plugin up to 1.6.2 on WordPress and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a unverified password change vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-620. When setting a new password for a user, the product does not require knowledge of the original password, or using another form of authentication. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The Nokri – Job Board WordPress Theme theme for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeover in all versions up to, and including, 1.6.2. This is due to the plugin not properly checking for an empty token value prior updating their details like password. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change arbitrary user's password, including administrators, and leverage that to gain access to their account.

The weakness was presented by Lucio Sá. The advisory is shared for download at wordfence.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-12824 since 12/19/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. 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 03/01/2025). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1552.

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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• scriptsbundle

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• Nokri Plugin

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• 1.6.0
• 1.6.1
• 1.6.2

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