Critical severity · published Sep 25, 2024
CVE-2024-8485
REST API TO MiniProgram <= 4.7.1 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary User Email Update and Privilege Escalation via Account Takeover
9.8
CVSS
0.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The REST API TO MiniProgram plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeovr in all versions up to, and including, 4.7.1 via the updateUserInfo() due to missing validation on the 'openid' user controlled key that determines what user will be updated. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update arbitrary user's accounts, including their email to a @weixin.com email, which can the be leveraged to reset the password of the user's account, including administrators.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.6% · higher than 48% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
RA
REST API TO MiniProgram · xjb
through 4.7.1 · source: vendor, NVD
RE
Rest-api-to-miniprogram · Jianbo
through 4.7.1 · source: CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-8485
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-8485
Product
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/rest-api-to-miniprogram/tags/4.7.0/includes/api/ram-rest-weixin-controller.php#L264
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/rest-api-to-miniprogram/tags/4.7.6/includes/api/ram-rest-weixin-controller.php#L264
Third Party Advisory
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b53066d3-2ff3-4460-896a-facd77455914?source=cve
More from REST API TO MiniProgram
7.5
CVE-2024-8484
REST API TO MiniProgram <= 4.7.1 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection
5.3
CVE-2026-3460
REST API TO MiniProgram <= 5.1.2 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Insecure Direct Object Reference via 'userid' REST API Parameter
4.3
CVE-2025-28886
WordPress REST API TO MiniProgram plugin <= 5.1.2 - Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability