{
  "id": "CVE-2024-9215",
  "sourceIdentifier": "security@wordfence.com",
  "published": "2024-10-17T02:15:02.977",
  "lastModified": "2024-10-18T12:53:04.627",
  "vulnStatus": "Awaiting Analysis",
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "The Co-Authors, Multiple Authors and Guest Authors in an Author Box with PublishPress Authors plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference to Privilege Escalation/Account Takeover in all versions up to, and including, 4.7.1 via the action_edited_author() due to missing validation on the 'authors-user_id' user controlled key. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to update arbitrary user accounts email addresses, including administrators, which can then be leveraged to reset that user's account password and gain access."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "El complemento Co-Authors, Multiple Authors and Guest Authors in an Author Box with PublishPress Authors para WordPress es vulnerable a Insecure Direct Object Reference to Privilege Escalation/Account Takeover en todas las versiones hasta la 4.7.1 incluida a trav\u00e9s de action_edited_author() debido a la falta de validaci\u00f3n en la clave controlada por el usuario 'authors-user_id'. Esto permite que atacantes autenticados, con acceso de nivel de autor y superior, actualicen direcciones de correo electr\u00f3nico de cuentas de usuario arbitrarias, incluidos administradores, que luego se pueden aprovechar para restablecer la contrase\u00f1a de la cuenta de ese usuario y obtener acceso."
    }
  ],
  "metrics": {
    "cvssMetricV31": [
      {
        "source": "security@wordfence.com",
        "type": "Primary",
        "cvssData": {
          "version": "3.1",
          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
          "attackVector": "NETWORK",
          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
          "privilegesRequired": "LOW",
          "userInteraction": "NONE",
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
          "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
          "integrityImpact": "HIGH",
          "availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
          "baseScore": 8.8,
          "baseSeverity": "HIGH"
        },
        "exploitabilityScore": 2.8,
        "impactScore": 5.9
      }
    ]
  },
  "weaknesses": [
    {
      "source": "security@wordfence.com",
      "type": "Primary",
      "description": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "CWE-639"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "references": [
    {
      "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/publishpress-authors/tags/4.7.1/src/core/Classes/Author_Editor.php#L594",
      "source": "security@wordfence.com"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3169244%40publishpress-authors&new=3169244%40publishpress-authors&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=#file7",
      "source": "security@wordfence.com"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d0506137-82e3-4988-9b23-370465a866c0?source=cve",
      "source": "security@wordfence.com"
    }
  ]
}