CVE-2024-8485
moderate-risk
Published 2024-09-25
The REST API TO MiniProgram plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeovr in all versions up to, and including, 4.7.1 via the updateUserInfo() due to missing validation on the 'openid' user controlled key that determines what user will be updated. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update arbitrary user's accounts, including their email to a @weixin.com email, which can the be leveraged to reset the password of the user's account, including administrators.
Do I need to act?
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0.36% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
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9
CVSS 9.8/10
Critical
NETWORK
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (1)
Affected Vendors
38
/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity
32/34 · Critical
Exploitability
1/34 · Minimal
Exposure
5/34 · Minimal