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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2024-10537
CVE-2024-10537:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The WP User Manager – User Profile Builder & Membership plugin for WordPress contains a vulnerability (CVE-2024-10537) discovered in versions up to and including 2.9.11. The vulnerability stems from a missing capability check on the validate_user_meta_key() function, which allows authenticated attackers with Subscriber-level access or higher to enumerate user meta keys (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N. The weakness has been classified as CWE-862: Missing Authorization, indicating a fundamental security control issue in the authentication mechanism (NVD, Wordfence).
Impact
The vulnerability allows authenticated attackers with Subscriber-level privileges or higher to enumerate user meta keys, potentially exposing sensitive user information (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
A patch has been released to address this vulnerability. Users should upgrade to a version newer than 2.9.11 to protect against this security issue (WordPress Plugin).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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