Vulnerability · Published Nov 21, 2024 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2024-10528Ultimate Member <= 2.8.9 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary User Profile Picture Update
Medium 4.3
In plain English
A medium-severity missing authorization in Ultimate Member – User Profile, Registration, Login, Member Directory, Content Restriction & Membership Plugin from ultimatemember. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 48% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The Ultimate Member – User Profile, Registration, Login, Member Directory, Content Restriction & Membership Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized profile picture updates due to a missing capability check on the wp_ajax_um_resize_image() and ajax_resize_image() functions in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.9. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to update the profile pictures of other users.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| ultimatemember | Ultimate Member – User Profile, Registration, Login, Member Directory, Content Restriction & Membership Plugin | 0 – through 2.8.9 |
Weakness: CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/0a9793b6-2186-46ef-b204-d8f8f154ebf3?source=cve
- https://github.com/ultimatemember/ultimatemember/blob/ab05bc570a8ba6449cd470791be1c0670eb9c203/includes/core/class-files.php#L332
- https://github.com/ultimatemember/ultimatemember/blob/ab05bc570a8ba6449cd470791be1c0670eb9c203/includes/core/class-files.php#L371
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3186722%40ultimate-member&new=3186722%40ultimate-member&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=