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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2024-6366
CVE-2024-6366:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The User Profile Builder WordPress plugin before version 3.11.8 contains a security vulnerability identified as CVE-2024-6366. The vulnerability stems from improper authorization controls, which allows unauthenticated users to upload media files through WordPress's async upload functionality (WPScan).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as a Missing Authorization issue (CWE-862) with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.1 CRITICAL (Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N). The vulnerability allows unauthenticated users to exploit the async upload functionality of WordPress through the plugin (NVD).
Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to upload media files to the WordPress installation, potentially leading to unauthorized content manipulation and storage abuse (WPScan).
Mitigation and workarounds
Users should immediately upgrade to User Profile Builder version 3.11.8 or later, which contains the fix for this vulnerability (WPScan).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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