HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2014-9013

Wpmarketplace vulnerability

CVSS
8.8
EPSS
47.9%
EPSS pct
99th
Exploited
No known
The ajaxinit function in wpmarketplace/libs/cart.php in the WP Marketplace plugin 2.4.0 for WordPress allows remote authenticated users to create arbitrary users and gain admin privileges via a request to wpmp_pp_ajax_call with an execution target of wp_insert_user.
Affected vendor
Wpmarketplace Project
Affected product
Wpmarketplace
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation
Published
2019-11-06

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring low privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality, high impact to integrity, high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 47.9% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it among the most exploited CVEs currently tracked.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2014-9013

  • Confirm whether Wpmarketplace Project Wpmarketplace is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2014-9013.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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