CVE-2024-12264 (GCVE-0-2024-12264)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-01-07 04:22 – Updated: 2026-04-08 17:19
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
PayU CommercePro Plugin <= 3.8.3 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation
Summary
The PayU CommercePro Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions up to, and including, 3.8.3. This is due to /wp-json/payu/v1/generate-user-token and /wp-json/payu/v1/get-shipping-cost REST API endpoints not properly verifying a user's identity prior to setting the users ID and auth cookies. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to create new administrative user accounts.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-01-07 15:57 UTC
CWE
- CWE-287 - Improper Authentication
Assigner
References
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| payuplugin | PayU CommercePro Plugin |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 3.8.3
(semver)
|
guessed |
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