Unauthenticated account takeover through user switching
Published Oct 30, 2024 · Updated May 11, 2026
Authentication bypass in Deryck User Toolkit 1.2.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to take over WordPress user accounts. The user-switching path mishandles its browser cookie and inadequately validates a switch request; public sources do not disclose the exact failed check. No authentication or user interaction is required, and successful exploitation grants control of another site account.
Summary
What happened
Authentication bypass in Deryck User Toolkit 1.2.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to take over WordPress user accounts. The user-switching path mishandles its browser cookie and inadequately validates a switch request; public sources do not disclose the exact failed check. No authentication or user interaction is required, and successful exploitation grants control of another site account.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-50503
- Published
- Oct 30, 2024
- Updated
- May 11, 2026
- Vendor
- Deryckoe
- Product
- User Toolkit
- Classifications
- CWE-288, CAPEC-115, T1078
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Oct 30, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- May 11, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <=1.2.3 changes=[{"at":"1.2.4","status":"unaffected"}]
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