TI-2024-08219 Aliases CVE-2024-8853 GHSA-rfjc-67p6-84v6

Webo-facto <= 1.40 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation

MEDIUM 50CWE-269Published 2024-09-20 · Updated 2026-04-08

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Privilege escalation
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.

Summary

The Webo-facto plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in versions up to, and including, 1.40 due to insufficient restriction on the 'doSsoAuthentification' function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to make themselves administrators by registering with a username that contains '-wfuser'.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00642 51st percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: Yes
Technical impact: Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
jeremieglotin	Webo-facto	up to 1.40	—	No fix listed	CNA

Webo-facto Vendorjeremieglotin Affected up to 1.40 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:medialibs:webo-facto::::::wordpress::*	before 1.41	Vulnerable	Medialibs

cpe:2.3:a:medialibs:webo-facto:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 1.41 Vulnerable ·Medialibs

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-8853
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rfjc-67p6-84v6
2026-10-21 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile

References

Sources

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