CVE-2023-51484 CRITICAL

CVE-2023-51484: WordPress Login as User or Customer plugin <= 3.8 - Unauthenticated Account Takeover vulnerability

Vendor Wp-Buy

Product Login as User or Customer (User Switching)

Weakness CWE-287 · Improper authentication

Published April 25, 2024

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

9.8/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction None

Confidentiality High

Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Improper Authentication vulnerability in wp-buy Login as User or Customer (User Switching) allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Login as User or Customer (User Switching): from n/a through 3.8.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

The Login as User or Customer plugin for WordPress contains an authentication bypass vulnerability. An attacker can log in as any user, including administrators, without knowing their password. No special access or user interaction is required. This grants complete control over the WordPress site.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Complete compromise of the WordPress site; attacker gains admin access and can modify content, install malware, or delete data.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Network access to the WordPress login page. No authentication or user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

April 25, 2024 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-51484 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/287.html AskarLabs — CWE-287 write-up Improper Authentication

Related vulnerabilities

Identifiers

CVE CVE-2023-51484

CWE CWE-287

CVSS 9.8 / CRITICAL

Affected versions