CVE-2024-56061
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability allows attackers to escalate privileges in Webful Creations Computer Repair Shop WordPress plugin due to missing authorization checks. Attackers can take over user accounts, potentially gaining administrative access. All WordPress sites using affected versions of the plugin are vulnerable.
💻 Affected Systems
- Webful Creations Computer Repair Shop WordPress Plugin
⚠️ Manual Verification Required
This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.
Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).
🔒 Custom verification scripts are available for registered users. Sign up free to download automated test scripts.
- Review the CVE details at NVD
- Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
- Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
- Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete site takeover where attackers gain administrative privileges, install backdoors, steal sensitive data, and deface or destroy the website.
Likely Case
Attackers compromise user accounts to access sensitive customer data, modify repair orders, or perform unauthorized administrative actions.
If Mitigated
Limited impact if strong network segmentation, web application firewalls, and monitoring are in place to detect and block exploitation attempts.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires some level of access but is technically simple once initial access is obtained.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version after 3.8119
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Computer Repair Shop' plugin. 4. Click 'Update Now' if update available. 5. If no update available, deactivate and remove plugin immediately.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Plugin
allTemporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until patched version is available
wp plugin deactivate computer-repair-shop
Web Application Firewall Rule
allBlock suspicious requests to plugin endpoints
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict network segmentation to isolate WordPress installation
- Enable detailed logging and monitoring for privilege escalation attempts
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel → Plugins → Computer Repair Shop version. If version is 3.8119 or earlier, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get computer-repair-shop --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is higher than 3.8119 in WordPress admin panel and test user privilege escalation attempts fail.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual user privilege changes
- Multiple failed login attempts followed by successful privilege escalation
- Access to admin functions from non-admin users
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to plugin-specific endpoints with privilege escalation parameters
- Unusual traffic patterns to /wp-content/plugins/computer-repair-shop/
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("privilege_escalation" OR "admin_access" OR "user_role_change") AND plugin="computer-repair-shop"