wpase Admin and Site Enhancements Plugin up to 7.6.9 on WordPress Password Protect improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in wpase Admin and Site Enhancements Plugin up to 7.6.9 on WordPress. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Password Protect Handler. Such manipulation leads to improper authentication. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2024-13688. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in wpase Admin and Site Enhancements Plugin up to 7.6.9 on WordPress. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the component Password Protect Handler. 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. CVE summarizes:

The Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE) WordPress plugin before 7.6.10 uses a hardcoded password in its Password Protection feature, allowing attacker to bypass the protection offered via a crafted request

The weakness was presented by Dogus Demirkiran. The advisory is available at wpscan.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-13688 since 01/23/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

Upgrading to version 7.6.10 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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Exploitinginfo

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

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Admin and Site Enhancements Plugin 7.6.10

Timelineinfo

01/23/2025 🔍
04/28/2025 +94 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wpscan.com
Researcher: Dogus Demirkiran
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-13688 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-13688
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-306398

Entryinfo

Created: 04/28/2025 08:48
Updated: 04/28/2025 12:42
Changes: 04/28/2025 08:48 (58), 04/28/2025 12:42 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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