CVE-2023-2546CWE-288

WP User Switch <= 1.0.2 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Authentication Bypass via Cookie

High · published June 6, 2023

CVSS v3.1
8.8
EPSS
1%
Percentile
71.4
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

The WP User Switch plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass in versions up to, and including, 1.0.2. This is due to incorrect authentication checking in the 'wpus_allow_user_to_admin_bar_menu' function with the 'wpus_who_switch' cookie value. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to log in as any existing user on the site, such as an administrator, if they have access to the username.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
8.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.01357 · 71.4th percentile
Weakness
CWE-288 · Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel
Published
2023-06-06T01:55Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 06 JUN 01:55Z
    WP User Switch <= 1.0.2 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Authentication Bypass via Cookie
    cvelistv5