WordPress security changelog
HIGH CVE-2024-5204 Deferred

Swiss Toolkit For WP: Privilege escalation or authentication bypass

Swiss Toolkit For WP is affected by privilege escalation or authentication bypass. Exploitation requires an authenticated WordPress account. A successful request can grant permissions or access that the caller should not possess.

CVE / CNA score 8.8 CVSS 3.1 · security@wordfence.com
NVD score Pending NVD has not published its own CVSS assessment.
Component
Swiss Toolkit For WP
Plugin slug
swiss-toolkit-for-wp
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
May 29, 2024
Weakness
CWE-288 — Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel

This CVE was published May 29, 2024 and is one of 4 known issues for this plugin.

What to do

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Swiss Toolkit For WP 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 Swiss Toolkit For WP plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass in versions up to, and including, 1.0.7. This is due to the plugin storing custom data in post metadata without an underscore prefix. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to log in as any existing user on the site, such as an administrator.

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

References

Primary and upstream sources