CVE-2024-9931

CRITICAL 9.8

Wux Blog Editor <= 3.0.0 - Authentication Bypass to Administrator

CVSS Score

9.8

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

0th

The Wux Blog Editor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass in versions up to, and including, 3.0.0. This is due to missing validation on the token being supplied during the autologin through the plugin. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to log in to the first administrator user.

CWE	CWE-288
Vendor	jurredeklijn
Product	wux blog editor
Published	Oct 26, 2024
Last Updated	Apr 8, 2026

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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Integrity

Availability

Affected Versions

jurredeklijn / Wux Blog Editor

0 ≤ 3.0.0

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

wordfence.com: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/494ef738-c900-4d00-8739-3b261586d4ff?source=cve plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wux-blog-editor/tags/3.0.0/External_Post_Editor.php#L675

Credits

István Márton