CVE-2024-8290 | WCFM – Frontend Manager for WooCommerce along with Bookings Subscription Listings Compatible <= 6.7.12 - Insecure Direct Object Reference to Account Takeover/Privilege Escalation

The WCFM – Frontend Manager for WooCommerce along with Bookings Subscription Listings Compatible plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 6.7.12 via the WCFM_Customers_Manage_Controller::processing function due to missing validation on the ID user controlled key. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber/customer-level access and above, to change the email address of administrator user accounts which allows them to reset the password and access the administrator account.

Published: 2024-09-25 Last update: 2024-10-02 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2024-8290 is rated Moderate Risk (61.2/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.88%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-8290

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-03-15 1.15% 0.88% -0.27%
2 2026-02-14 0.85% 1.15% +0.30%
3 2025-11-21 — 0.85% —

Full EPSS history (19 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2024-8290

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.8 5.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2024-8290

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-8290

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
wclovers frontend_manager_for_woocommerce_along_with_bookings_subscription_listings_compatible < 6.7.13 cpe:2.3:a:wclovers:frontend_manager_for_woocommerce_along_with_bookings_subscription_listings_compatible:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

References for CVE-2024-8290

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