Vulnerability · Published Oct 25, 2024 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2024-9488Comments – wpDiscuz <= 7.6.24 - Authentication Bypass via WordPress.com OAuth provider
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity authentication bypass in Comments – wpDiscuz from advancedcoding. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.8% (higher than 57% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official 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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| advancedcoding | Comments – wpDiscuz | 0 – through 7.6.24 |
Weakness: CWE-288 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H