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1 vulnerability by lagunaisw
CVE-2024-9522 (GCVE-0-2024-9522)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-10-10 02:06 – Updated: 2026-04-08 16:50
VLAI
Title
WP Users Masquerade <= 2.0.0 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Authentication Bypass
Summary
The WP Users Masquerade plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass in versions up to, and including, 2.0.0. This is due to incorrect authentication and capability checking in the 'ajax_masq_login' function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to log in as any existing user on the site, such as an administrator.
Severity
8.8 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
- CWE-288 - Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel
Assigner
References
Impacted products
2 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| lagunaisw | WP Users Masquerade |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 2.0.0
(semver)
|
|
| lagunaisw | wp_users_masquerade |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 2.0.0
(semver)
cpe:2.3:a:lagunaisw:wp_users_masquerade:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Credits
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