CVE-2024-5665 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-5665: Login/Signup Popup ( Inline Form + Woocommerce ) 2.7.1 - 2.7.2 - Missing Authorization to Arbitrary Options Exposure

Vendor Xootix
Product Login/Signup Popup ( Inline Form + Woocommerce )
Published June 6, 2024
Last update August 1, 2024

CVSS base score

4.3/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality Low
Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

The Login/Signup Popup ( Inline Form + Woocommerce ) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the ‘export_settings’ function in versions 2.7.1 to 2.7.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to read arbitrary options on affected sites.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

The Login/Signup Popup plugin for WordPress versions 2.7.1 through 2.7.2 contains an information disclosure vulnerability. An authenticated user with low privileges can read sensitive data they should not have access to. The vulnerability requires network access and does not require user interaction. Update to a version newer than 2.7.2 to resolve this issue.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Read sensitive data accessible through the plugin that should be restricted from their user role.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Authenticated users can access information beyond their permission level, risking exposure of private site data.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a low-privilege WordPress user account (e.g., subscriber or contributor).

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

June 6, 2024 CVE published
August 1, 2024 Record updated