CVE-2024-6591 (GCVE-0-2024-6591)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-07-27 01:51 – Updated: 2026-04-08 16:53
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Ultimate WordPress Auction Plugin <= 4.2.7 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Email Creation
Summary
The Ultimate WordPress Auction Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized email creation and sending due to a missing capability check on the 'send_auction_email_callback' and 'resend_auction_email_callback' functions in all versions up to, and including, 4.2.7. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to craft emails that include links and send to any email address.
Severity
5.8 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-07-29 14:31 UTC
CWE
- CWE-862 - Missing Authorization
Assigner
References
4 references
Impacted products
2 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nitesh_singh | Ultimate WordPress Auction Plugin |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 4.2.7
(semver)
|
guessed | |
| nitesh_singh | ultimate_wordpress_auction_plugin |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 4.2.6
(semver)
cpe:2.3:a:nitesh_singh:ultimate_wordpress_auction_plugin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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