CVE-2024-9104
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to reset passwords for subscriber accounts in WordPress UltimateAI plugin. Attackers can take over the first user account that hasn't been activated or the first activated subscriber account. All WordPress sites using UltimateAI plugin versions up to 2.8.3 are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- WordPress UltimateAI 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).
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- 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
Attacker gains administrative access to WordPress site by compromising first admin user account, leading to complete site takeover, data theft, malware injection, or defacement.
Likely Case
Attacker gains subscriber-level access to WordPress site, potentially escalating privileges through other vulnerabilities or accessing subscriber-only content.
If Mitigated
With proper monitoring and access controls, impact is limited to a single compromised subscriber account that can be quickly identified and disabled.
🎯 Exploit Status
Simple HTTP request manipulation required. No authentication needed. Attack can be automated.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 2.8.4 or later
Vendor Advisory: https://codecanyon.net/item/ultimateai-ai-enhanced-wordpress-plugin-with-saas-for-content-code-chat-and-image-generation/51201953
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find UltimateAI plugin. 4. Click 'Update Now' if update available. 5. If no update available, deactivate and delete plugin, then install fresh version 2.8.4+ from CodeCanyon.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable UltimateAI Plugin
allTemporarily deactivate the vulnerable plugin until patched version can be installed.
wp plugin deactivate ultimateai
Restrict Access to WordPress Admin
allLimit access to WordPress admin area to trusted IP addresses only.
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Monitor user account activity logs for unexpected password resets or login attempts
- Implement web application firewall rules to block suspicious authentication requests
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin → Plugins → UltimateAI → Version number. If version is 2.8.3 or lower, system is vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get ultimateai --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify UltimateAI plugin version is 2.8.4 or higher in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual password reset requests for subscriber accounts
- Failed login attempts followed by successful login from new IP
- HTTP POST requests to ultimate_ai_change_pass endpoint
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php with action=ultimate_ai_change_pass
- Unusual traffic patterns to WordPress authentication endpoints
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("ultimate_ai_change_pass" OR "password reset" OR "subscriber account compromised")