CVE-2024-8428
ForumWP – Forum & Discussion Board Plugin <= 2.0.2 - Insecure Direct Object Reference to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation via Account Takeover
Record summary
CVE-2024-8428 has a selected CVSS score of 8.8 (high).
Description
The ForumWP – Forum & Discussion Board Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation via Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.2 via the submit_form_handler due to missing validation on the 'user_id' user controlled key. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to change the email address of administrative user accounts which can then be leveraged to reset the administrative users password and gain access to their account.
Exploitation context
CISA SSVC decision
CISA Coordinator · SSVC 2.0.3 · Evaluated Sep 6, 2024 · Source: CVE List
Affected products and versions
2| Product | Source | Version range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
forumwpBrowse forumwp / forumwpDefault status: unknown | CVE List | Through 2.0.2 | affected |
ForumWP – Forum & Discussion BoardBrowse ultimatemember / ForumWP – Forum & Discussion BoardDefault status: unaffected | CVE List | Through 2.0.2 | affected |