User Toolkit <= 1.2.3 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Authentication Bypass
Priority MEDIUM 42CWE-288Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- 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-288.
Summary
The User Toolkit plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass in versions up to, and including, 1.2.3. This is due to an improper capability check in the 'switchUser' function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to log in as any existing user on the site, such as an administrator. CVE-2024-50503 may be a duplicate.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01054 64th 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
- No
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deryck | User Toolkit | up to 1.2.3 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- User Toolkit VendorDeryck Affected up to 1.2.3 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE names CISA-ADP · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:deryck_onate:user_toolkit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | — | — | — |
- cpe:2.3:a:deryck_onate:user_toolkit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·—
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-9890
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wvxc-2969-v7x4
References
More Deryck vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-33933 WordPress User Toolkit plugin <= 1.2.3 - Account Takeover vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2024-9890 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-9890 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wvxc-2969-v7x4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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