cvelist/2024/8xxx/CVE-2024-8428.json

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        "ID": "CVE-2024-8428",
        "ASSIGNER": "security@wordfence.com",
        "STATE": "PUBLIC"
    },
    "description": {
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                "lang": "eng",
                "value": "The ForumWP \u2013 Forum & Discussion Board Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation via Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.2 via the submit_form_handler due to missing validation on the 'user_id' user controlled key. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to change the email address of administrative user accounts which can then be leveraged to reset the administrative users password and gain access to their account."
            }
        ]
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                "description": [
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                        "lang": "eng",
                        "value": "CWE-639 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key",
                        "cweId": "CWE-639"
                    }
                ]
            }
        ]
    },
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                                            "version_affected": "<=",
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            {
                "url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b5818587-0a52-4734-8f75-263b4ab5020e?source=cve",
                "refsource": "MISC",
                "name": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b5818587-0a52-4734-8f75-263b4ab5020e?source=cve"
            },
            {
                "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/forumwp/trunk/includes/frontend/class-actions-listener.php#L179",
                "refsource": "MISC",
                "name": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/forumwp/trunk/includes/frontend/class-actions-listener.php#L179"
            }
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        {
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            "value": "wesley"
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                "baseScore": 8.8,
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