CVE-2024-8853 CRITICAL

CVE-2024-8853: Webo-facto <= 1.40 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation

Vendor Jeremieglotin
Product Webo-facto
Weakness CWE-269
Published September 20, 2024
Last update April 8, 2026

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

The Webo-facto plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in versions up to, and including, 1.40 due to insufficient restriction on the 'doSsoAuthentification' function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to make themselves administrators by registering with a username that contains '-wfuser'.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

September 20, 2024 CVE published
April 8, 2026 Record updated