CVE-2024-4611 describes a critical vulnerability in the AppPresser WordPress plugin, affecting all versions up to and including 4.3.2. This flaw, stemming from improper missing encryption exception handling in the 'decrypt_value' and 'doCookieAuth' functions, allows unauthenticated attackers to log in as any existing user, including administrators, provided the user previously utilized the plugin's API and the 'openssl' PHP extension is not loaded on the server. With a CVSS score of 8.1 (HIGH), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 4.4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apppresser:apppresser:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.