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CVE-2024-9931: Wux Blog Editor <= 3.0.0 - Authentication Bypass to Administrator

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-10-26 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-288

Description

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.

Affected products

• Jurre De Klijn Wux Blog Editor: through 3.0.0

References

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

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