WordPress security changelog
CRITICAL CVE-2024-5432 Modified

Lifeline Donation: Privilege escalation or authentication bypass

Lifeline Donation is affected by privilege escalation or authentication bypass. The vulnerable path is reachable without authentication. A successful request can grant permissions or access that the caller should not possess.

CVE / CNA score 9.8 CVSS 3.1 · security@wordfence.com
NVD score Pending NVD has not published its own CVSS assessment.
Component
Lifeline Donation
Plugin slug
lifeline-donation
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Jun 20, 2024
Weakness
CWE-288 — Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel
CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

This CVE was published Jun 20, 2024 and is one of 1 known issue for this plugin.

What to do

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Lifeline Donation to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.

No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.

Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.

Source record

Technical description

The Lifeline Donation plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass in versions up to, and including, 1.2.6. This is due to insufficient verification on the user being supplied during the checkout through the plugin. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to log in as any existing user on the site, such as an administrator, if they have access to the email.

CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Primary and upstream sources