Vulnerability in Deryck User Toolkit

CVE-2024-9890

The User Toolkit plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass in versions up to, and including, 1.2.3. This is due to an improper capability check in the 'switchUser' function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to log in as any existing user on the site, such as an administrator. CVE-2024-50503 may be a duplicate.

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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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.011 (63.1th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 63rd percentile — 63.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2024-9890: held from 0.011 to 0.011.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-9890?
CVE-2024-9890 is a high-severity vulnerability in Deryck User Toolkit, classified under Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2024-10-26.
How severe is CVE-2024-9890?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-9890 known to be exploited?
5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.