CVE-2024-9105
📋 TL;DR
The UltimateAI WordPress plugin has an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to log in as any existing user by exploiting insufficient verification in the Google login function. This affects all WordPress sites using UltimateAI plugin versions up to 2.8.3. Attackers only need access to a target user's email address to gain their privileges.
💻 Affected Systems
- UltimateAI 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).
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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
Attackers gain administrative access to WordPress sites, allowing complete site takeover, data theft, malware installation, and defacement.
Likely Case
Attackers compromise administrator or editor accounts to modify content, steal sensitive data, or install backdoors.
If Mitigated
With proper monitoring and limited user accounts, impact is reduced to unauthorized access of non-privileged accounts.
🎯 Exploit Status
Simple authentication bypass requiring only email address knowledge.
🛠️ 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 remove plugin until patch is available.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable UltimateAI Plugin
allTemporarily deactivate the vulnerable plugin until patched version is available.
wp plugin deactivate ultimateai
Disable Google Login Feature
allRemove or disable the Google authentication functionality if plugin must remain active.
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement IP-based access restrictions to WordPress admin areas
- Enable multi-factor authentication for all user accounts
🔍 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 authentication attempts via Google OAuth
- User privilege escalation from unauthenticated to admin
- Multiple failed login attempts followed by successful Google login
Network Indicators:
- HTTP POST requests to ultimate_ai_register_or_login_with_google endpoint
- Unusual Google OAuth callback patterns
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress" AND (uri_path="*ultimate_ai_register_or_login_with_google*" OR user_agent="*UltimateAI*")