Critical severity · published Oct 16, 2024
CVE-2024-9305
AppPresser – Mobile App Framework <= 4.4.4 - Privilege Escalation and Account Takeover via Weak OTP
9.8
CVSS
0.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The AppPresser – Mobile App Framework plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeover in all versions up to, and including, 4.4.4. This is due to the appp_reset_password() and validate_reset_password() functions not having enough controls to prevent a successful brute force attack of the OTP to change a password, or verify that a password reset request came from an authorized user. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to generate and brute force an OTP that makes it possible to change any users passwords, including an administrator.
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)0.7% · higher than 52% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AM
AppPresser – Mobile App Framework · scottopolis
through 4.4.4 · source: vendor
AP
Apppresser · Apppresser
before 4.4.5 · source: NVD, CISA
Affected product
AM
AppPresser – Mobile App Framework
scottopolis
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-9305
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-9305
Product
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/apppresser/tags/4.4.4/inc/AppPresser_Ajax_Extras.php#L31
Product
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/apppresser/tags/4.4.4/inc/AppPresser_WPAPI_Mods.php#L92
Patch
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3168744%40apppresser&new=3168744%40apppresser&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
Third Party Advisory
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/45647fa6-a98d-4eb4-a287-f523e434688b?source=cve
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