CVE-2024-4611

high

Description

The AppPresser plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to improper missing encryption exception handling on the 'decrypt_value' and on the 'doCookieAuth' functions in all versions up to, and including, 4.3.2. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to log in as any existing user on the site, such as an administrator, if they previously used the login via the plugin API. This can only be exploited if the 'openssl' php extension is not loaded on the server.

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d1498fdf-9d5e-4277-92be-469d6646864b?source=cve

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3093975/apppresser

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/apppresser/trunk/inc/AppPresser_User.php?rev=2789173#L40

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/apppresser/trunk/inc/AppPresser_Theme_Switcher.php?rev=2456516#L167

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/apppresser/trunk/inc/AppPresser_Theme_Switcher.php?rev=2456516#L133

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2024-05-29

Updated: 2026-04-08

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.1

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.02141