CVE-2024-12264: CWE-287 Improper Authentication in payuplugin PayU CommercePro Plugin
The PayU CommercePro Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions up to, and including, 3.8.3. This is due to /wp-json/payu/v1/generate-user-token and /wp-json/payu/v1/get-shipping-cost REST API endpoints not properly verifying a user's identity prior to setting the users ID and auth cookies. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to create new administrative user accounts.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2024-12264 is an improper authentication vulnerability (CWE-287) in the PayU CommercePro Plugin for WordPress. The issue arises because the REST API endpoints /wp-json/payu/v1/generate-user-token and /wp-json/payu/v1/get-shipping-cost do not properly verify the identity of users before setting user ID and authentication cookies. This allows unauthenticated attackers to create new administrative accounts, leading to privilege escalation. The vulnerability affects all versions up to 3.8.3 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows unauthenticated attackers to create new administrative user accounts on affected WordPress sites using the PayU CommercePro Plugin. This results in full administrative control, compromising confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. Given the critical CVSS score, the impact is severe.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict access to the affected REST API endpoints if possible, and monitor for unauthorized administrative account creation. Do not rely on generic mitigations; follow vendor updates closely.
CVE-2024-12264: CWE-287 Improper Authentication in payuplugin PayU CommercePro Plugin
Description
The PayU CommercePro Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions up to, and including, 3.8.3. This is due to /wp-json/payu/v1/generate-user-token and /wp-json/payu/v1/get-shipping-cost REST API endpoints not properly verifying a user's identity prior to setting the users ID and auth cookies. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to create new administrative user accounts.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2024-12264 is an improper authentication vulnerability (CWE-287) in the PayU CommercePro Plugin for WordPress. The issue arises because the REST API endpoints /wp-json/payu/v1/generate-user-token and /wp-json/payu/v1/get-shipping-cost do not properly verify the identity of users before setting user ID and authentication cookies. This allows unauthenticated attackers to create new administrative accounts, leading to privilege escalation. The vulnerability affects all versions up to 3.8.3 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows unauthenticated attackers to create new administrative user accounts on affected WordPress sites using the PayU CommercePro Plugin. This results in full administrative control, compromising confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. Given the critical CVSS score, the impact is severe.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict access to the affected REST API endpoints if possible, and monitor for unauthorized administrative account creation. Do not rely on generic mitigations; follow vendor updates closely.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2024-12-05T16:53:10.945Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 699f6e33b7ef31ef0b597afd
Added to database: 2/25/2026, 9:48:35 PM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 6:17:10 AM
Last updated: 4/12/2026, 7:55:44 AM
Views: 32
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