Login As Users <= 1.4.2 - Authentication Bypass

Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel
CVE CVE-2024-43311
CVSS Critical (9.8)
Publicly Published August 16, 2024
Last Updated August 22, 2024
Researcher John Blackbourn
Description

The Login As Users plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.2. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user switching back to a user is authorized to do so. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to access other users accounts which can be administrators.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug login-as-users (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 1.4.2
Patched Version
  • 1.4.3
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