Exposure of Data Element to Wrong Session Affecting johnpbloch/wordpress-core package, versions <3.7.40>=3.8.0, <3.8.40>=3.9.0, <3.9.38>=4.0.0, <4.0.37>=4.1.0, <4.1.37>=4.2.0, <4.2.34>=4.3.0, <4.3.30>=4.4.0, <4.4.29>=4.5.0, <4.5.28>=4.6.0, <4.6.25>=4.7.0, <4.7.25>=4.8.0, <4.8.21>=4.9.0, <4.9.22>=5.0.0, <5.0.18>=5.1.0, <5.1.15>=5.2.0, <5.2.17>=5.3.0, <5.3.14>=5.4.0, <5.4.12>=5.5.0, <5.5.11>=5.6.0, <5.6.10>=5.7.0, <5.7.8>=5.8.0, <5.8.6>=5.9.0, <5.9.5>=6.0.0, <6.0.3
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- published21 Jan 2025
- disclosed18 Oct 2022
- creditBen Bidner, Alex Concha
Introduced: 18 Oct 2022
CVE NOT AVAILABLE CWE-488 (opens in a new tab)Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) is a category system for software weaknesses
How to fix?
Upgrade johnpbloch/wordpress-core to version 3.7.40, 3.8.40, 3.9.38, 4.0.37, 4.1.37, 4.2.34, 4.3.30, 4.4.29, 4.5.28, 4.6.25, 4.7.25, 4.8.21, 4.9.22, 5.0.18, 5.1.15, 5.2.17, 5.3.14, 5.4.12, 5.5.11, 5.6.10, 5.7.8, 5.8.6, 5.9.5, 6.0.3 or higher.
Overview
johnpbloch/wordpress-core is a web software you can use to create a website or blog.
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Exposure of Data Element to Wrong Session due to the improper handling of user session states. An attacker can escalate privileges and perform unauthorized actions by exploiting the wp_set_current_user method.