CVE-2024-6591 json
Ultimate WordPress Auction Plugin <= 4.2.7 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Email Creation
published 2024-07-27 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2024-47656
- cvss
- 5.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 34%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The Ultimate WordPress Auction Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized email creation and sending due to a missing capability check on the 'send_auction_email_callback' and 'resend_auction_email_callback' functions in all versions up to, and including, 4.2.7. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to craft emails that include links and send to any email address.
Patch / fix
- auctionplugin ultimate_auction 4.2.8
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 2 y ago
Exploit prediction
0.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 34% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 5.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N |
Affected products
- nitesh_singh Ultimate WordPress Auction Plugin
- nitesh_singh ultimate_wordpress_auction_plugin
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-862 Missing Authorization
- Technology feeds
References
- wordfence.com /threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/534a5d1d-cc34-4d84-b3a3-bf2282718656?source=cve
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /changeset/3132812/ultimate-auction/trunk/ultimate-auction.php
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/ultimate-auction/trunk/ultimate-auction.php#L93
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/ultimate-auction/trunk/ultimate-auction.php#L119
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2024-6591
- NVD CVE-2024-6591
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