CVE-2024-0324
Published: 05 February 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-0324 is a high-severity Improper Access Control (CWE-284) vulnerability in Cozmoslabs Profile Builder. Its CVSS base score is 8.2 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 2.7% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
The User Profile Builder plugin for WordPress, versions up to and including 3.10.8, contains a missing capability check in the wppb_two_factor_authentication_settings_update function. This flaw, tracked as CVE-2024-0324 with CVSS 8.2 and mapped to CWE-284 and CWE-862, permits unauthenticated modification of two-factor authentication settings that are otherwise restricted to the premium edition.
An unauthenticated attacker can directly invoke the affected function to enable or disable 2FA for any user role, thereby weakening or strengthening authentication controls without authentication or authorization. The attack requires no user interaction and can be performed over the network.
Public references, including Wordfence advisory data and WordPress plugin repository changesets, indicate that the issue was addressed by adding proper capability checks; site administrators should apply the patched version released after changeset 3022354.
The EPSS score rose from lower values to a peak of 0.4596, indicating that exploitation interest increased after public disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-16120
Vulnerability details
The User Profile Builder – Beautiful User Registration Forms, User Profiles & User Role Editor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'wppb_two_factor_authentication_settings_update' function in all versions up to,…
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and including, 3.10.8. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to enable or disable the 2FA functionality present in the Premium version of the plugin for arbitrary user roles.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
The access control policy and procedures directly mandate and enforce proper access control mechanisms across the organization.
Supervision and review of access control activities directly detects and remediates improper access configurations or usages.
Explicitly identifying and documenting actions permitted without identification or authentication enforces proper access control boundaries by defining justified exceptions.
Associating and retaining security attributes with data directly supports enforcement of access control decisions across storage, processing, and transmission.
Requiring prior authorization for each remote access type prevents improper access control over remote connections.
Requiring authorization of wireless access before allowing connections enforces proper access control for this access method.
Requiring authorization and configuration controls for mobile device connections directly enforces access control and prevents unauthorized devices from reaching organizational systems.
Defining account types, requiring approvals for creation, specifying authorizations, monitoring usage, and reviewing accounts directly prevents improper access control by ensuring only authorized accounts exist and are used.