CVE-2024-43311 CRITICAL

CVE-2024-43311: WordPress Login As Users plugin <= 1.4.2 - Broken Authentication vulnerability

Vendor Geek Code Lab

Product Login As Users

Weakness CWE-269

Published August 19, 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 Privilege Management vulnerability in Geek Code Lab Login As Users allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Login As Users: from n/a through 1.4.2.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

The Login As Users plugin for WordPress contains a privilege management flaw that allows unauthenticated attackers to gain unauthorized access to user accounts without requiring credentials. The vulnerability affects versions up to 1.4.2 and can be exploited remotely with no user interaction. Site administrators should update immediately to a version newer than 1.4.2.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Any visitor can impersonate any user, including administrators, compromising all site data and functionality.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Network access only; no authentication or user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

August 19, 2024 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-43311 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/269.html AskarLabs — CWE-269 write-up Improper Privilege Management

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