CVE-2023-2546 (GCVE-0-2023-2546)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-06-06 01:55 – Updated: 2024-12-23 16:22
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Summary
The WP User Switch plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass in versions up to, and including, 1.0.2. This is due to incorrect authentication checking in the 'wpus_allow_user_to_admin_bar_menu' function with the 'wpus_who_switch' cookie value. 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, if they have access to the username.
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8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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iqbalrony WP User Switch Affected: * , ≤ 1.0.2 (semver)
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