Vulnerability · Published Oct 10, 2024 · Assigned by Wordfence

CVE-2024-9522WP Users Masquerade <= 2.0.0 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Authentication Bypass

High 8.8

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A high-severity authentication bypass in WP Users Masquerade from lagunaisw. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 42% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.8High

Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 58.2% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

The WP Users Masquerade plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass in versions up to, and including, 2.0.0. This is due to incorrect authentication and capability checking in the 'ajax_masq_login' function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to log in as any existing user on the site, such as an administrator.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
lagunaisw	WP Users Masquerade	0 – through 2.0.0

Weakness: CWE-288 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Official description

Affected products (as reported)

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