Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in FundEngine WordPress Plugin
CVE-2024-6698

8.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Wordpress
Status
Fundengine – Donation And Crowdfunding Platform
Vendor
CVE Published:
1 August 2024

What is CVE-2024-6698?

The FundEngine plugin for WordPress is susceptible to a privilege escalation vulnerability due to inadequate verification of user metadata. This flaw affects all versions up to and including 1.7.0, allowing authenticated attackers possessing subscriber-level access or higher to manipulate their user meta. By exploiting this vulnerability, attackers can enhance their capabilities, potentially gaining unauthorized administrator-level access to the WordPress site. It is critical for users of the FundEngine plugin to ensure they implement immediate measures to mitigate the risks associated with this vulnerability.

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Affected Version(s)

FundEngine – Donation and Crowdfunding Platform * <= 1.7.0

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&s...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Thanh Nam Tran
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