Auth bypass in Roxnor Fundengine – Donation And Crowdfunding Platform
CVE-2024-6698
The FundEngine plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1.7.0. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying user meta updated through the update_user_meta function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to update their user meta which can be leveraged to update their capabilities to gain administrator access.
Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control
EPSS: 0.004 (35.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security@wordfence.com (Third Party Advisory)
- security@wordfence.com (Patch)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-6698?
- CVE-2024-6698 is a high-severity vulnerability in Roxnor Fundengine – Donation And Crowdfunding Platform, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2024-08-01.
- How severe is CVE-2024-6698?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-6698 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.