CVE-2024-9488

CRITICAL

Comments - wpDiscuz <= 7.6.24 - Unauthenticated Authentication Bypass via Social Login Token

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

The Comments – wpDiscuz plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass in all versions up to, and including, 7.6.24. This is due to insufficient verification on the user being returned by the social login token. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to log in as any existing user on the site, such as an administrator, if they have access to the email and the user does not have an already-existing account for the service returning the token.

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.0081
EPSS Percentile 52.0%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-288
Status published
Products (2)
advancedcoding/Comments – wpDiscuz < 7.6.24
gvectors/wpdiscuz < 7.6.25
Published Oct 25, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026