CVE-2024-13375
Published: 18 January 2025
Summary
CVE-2024-13375 is a critical-severity Unverified Password Change (CWE-620) vulnerability in Themeforest (inferred from references). Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked in the top 5.6% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified are NIST 800-53 AC-14 (Permitted Actions Without Identification or Authentication) and AC-2 (Account Management).
Deeper analysis
The Adifier System plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeover in all versions up to and including 3.1.7. The issue stems from insufficient identity validation in the adifier_recover() function, which permits unauthenticated modification of user details such as passwords. The flaw carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 9.8 and is tracked under CWE-620.
Unauthenticated attackers can exploit the weakness remotely to reset passwords for arbitrary accounts, including those with administrator privileges, and subsequently authenticate to those accounts. No user interaction or authentication is required for successful exploitation.
Public references point to the vendor's ThemeForest listing and a Wordfence threat-intelligence entry, but neither supplies explicit patch or mitigation guidance in the available data. The EPSS score has remained flat at 0.1378 with no observed rise after disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-51564
Vulnerability details
The Adifier System plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeover in all versions up to, and including, 3.1.7. This is due to the plugin not properly validating a user's identity prior to updating their details like…
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password through the adifier_recover() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change arbitrary user's passwords, including administrators, and leverage that to gain access to their account.
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Related Threats
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
Direct remote unauthenticated exploit of public-facing WP plugin enables account takeover via unauthorized password changes (T1190 primary; facilitates valid account abuse and manipulation).
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Mitigating Controls
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Limits permitted actions without identification or authentication, directly preventing unauthorized password updates via the adifier_recover() function lacking identity validation.
Requires verification of individual identity before distributing or changing authenticators like passwords, addressing the failure to validate user identity in the recovery function.
Mandates authorized processes for account modifications including password changes, mitigating unauthenticated alterations to arbitrary user accounts.