CVE-2024-9305 json
AppPresser – Mobile App Framework <= 4.4.4 - Privilege Escalation and Account Takeover via Weak OTP
published 2024-10-16 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2024-49849
- cvss
- 8.1
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.7%
- EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 52%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The AppPresser – Mobile App Framework plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeover in all versions up to, and including, 4.4.4. This is due to the appp_reset_password() and validate_reset_password() functions not having enough controls to prevent a successful brute force attack of the OTP to change a password, or verify that a password reset request came from an authorized user. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to generate and brute force an OTP that makes it possible to change any users passwords, including an administrator.
Patch / fix
- apppresser apppresser 4.4.5
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 2 y ago
Exploit prediction
0.68% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 52% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 8.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- scottopolis AppPresser – Mobile App Framework
- apppresser apppresser
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-640 Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password
- Technology feeds
References
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plugins.trac.wordpress.org
/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3168744%40apppresser&new=3168744%40apppresser&sfp_email=&sfph_m
patch
-
wordfence.com
/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/45647fa6-a98d-4eb4-a287-f523e434688b?source=cve
third-party-advisory
-
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
/browser/apppresser/tags/4.4.4/inc/AppPresser_Ajax_Extras.php#L31
product
-
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
/browser/apppresser/tags/4.4.4/inc/AppPresser_WPAPI_Mods.php#L92
product
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2024-9305
- NVD CVE-2024-9305
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CPEs and fixed versions use Anchore's correction of NVD's data: Added CPE configurations because not yet analyzed by NVD.