CVE-2024-6482

HIGH EPSS 38.2%
Published Sep 14, 20241y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
8.8 CVSS 3.1
High
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Published Sep 14, 2024 1y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

The Login with phone number plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1.7.49. This is due to a lack of validation and missing capability check on user-supplied data in the 'lwp_update_password_action' function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to update their role to any other role, including Administrator. The vulnerability was partially patched in version 1.7.40. The login with phone number pro plugin was required to exploit the vulnerability in versions 1.7.40 - 1.7.49.

CVSS Details

Base Score
8.8
Exploitability
2.8
Impact
5.9
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity High
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
38.2% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management Authorization

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
idehweblogin_with_phone_number*≥1.7.40  –  <1.7.50

References 3

  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/login-with-phone-number/trunk/login-with-phonenumber.php#L3803
    Product
  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3129185/
    Patch
  • wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/de7cde2c-142c-4004-9302-be335265d87d?source=cve
    Third Party Advisory

Remediation