CVE-2024-12857 (GCVE-0-2024-12857)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2025-01-22 07:03
Modified
2026-04-08 16:52
Severity ?
VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
CWE
- CWE-288 - Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel
Summary
The AdForest theme for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass in all versions up to, and including, 5.1.8. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying a user's identity prior to logging them in as that user. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to authenticate as any user as long as they have configured OTP login by phone number.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| scriptsbundle | AdForest |
Version: 0 ≤ 5.1.8 |
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Sightings
| Author | Source | Type | Date |
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