Authenticated Attackers Can Update Any User's Profile Picture via Insecure Direct Object Reference
CVE-2024-5639

4.3MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Wordpress
Status
User Profile Picture
Vendor
CVE Published:
21 June 2024

What is CVE-2024-5639?

The User Profile Picture plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 2.6.1 via the 'rest_api_change_profile_image' function due to missing validation on a user controlled key. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to update the profile picture of any user.

Affected Version(s)

User Profile Picture * <= 2.6.1

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/metronet-profi...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/metronet-profi...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
4.3
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Stephanie Walters
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