Workreap <= 3.2.5 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Account Takeover

Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel
CVE CVE-2024-13446
CVSS Critical (9.8)
Publicly Published March 11, 2025
Last Updated March 12, 2025
Researcher Tonn
Description

The Workreap plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeover in all versions up to, and including, 3.2.5. This is due to the plugin not properly validating a user's identity prior to (1) performing a social auto-login or (2) updating their profile details (e.g. password). This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to (1) login as an arbitrary user if their email address is known or (2) change an arbitrary user's password, including administrators, and leverage that to gain access to their account. NOTE: This vulnerability was partially fixed in version 3.2.5.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug workreap (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 3.2.5
Patched Version
  • 3.2.6
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