CVE-2024-8277: CWE-288 Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel in villatheme WooCommerce Photo Reviews Premium
The WooCommerce Photo Reviews Premium plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.13.2. This is due to the plugin not properly validating what user transient is being used in the login() function and not properly verifying the user's identity. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to log in as user that has dismissed an admin notice in the past 30 days, which is often an administrator. Alternatively, a user can log in as any user with any transient that has a valid user_id as the value, though it would be more difficult to exploit this successfully.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2024-8277 is an authentication bypass vulnerability in the WooCommerce Photo Reviews Premium WordPress plugin (versions up to 1.3.13.2). The issue is due to the plugin's login() function not properly validating which user transient is used and failing to verify the user's identity correctly. This allows unauthenticated attackers to impersonate users who dismissed an admin notice in the past 30 days, often administrators, or potentially any user with a valid user_id transient. The vulnerability is classified under CWE-288 (Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel) and has a critical CVSS 3.1 score of 9.8.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows unauthenticated attackers to bypass authentication controls and gain access as privileged users, including administrators. This compromises confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected WordPress site and its data. The vulnerability could lead to full site takeover, unauthorized data access, and administrative control without requiring valid credentials.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, users should consider disabling the WooCommerce Photo Reviews Premium plugin or restricting access to the affected functionality. Monitor vendor channels for updates and apply patches immediately once available.
CVE-2024-8277: CWE-288 Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel in villatheme WooCommerce Photo Reviews Premium
Description
The WooCommerce Photo Reviews Premium plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.13.2. This is due to the plugin not properly validating what user transient is being used in the login() function and not properly verifying the user's identity. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to log in as user that has dismissed an admin notice in the past 30 days, which is often an administrator. Alternatively, a user can log in as any user with any transient that has a valid user_id as the value, though it would be more difficult to exploit this successfully.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2024-8277 is an authentication bypass vulnerability in the WooCommerce Photo Reviews Premium WordPress plugin (versions up to 1.3.13.2). The issue is due to the plugin's login() function not properly validating which user transient is used and failing to verify the user's identity correctly. This allows unauthenticated attackers to impersonate users who dismissed an admin notice in the past 30 days, often administrators, or potentially any user with a valid user_id transient. The vulnerability is classified under CWE-288 (Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel) and has a critical CVSS 3.1 score of 9.8.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows unauthenticated attackers to bypass authentication controls and gain access as privileged users, including administrators. This compromises confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected WordPress site and its data. The vulnerability could lead to full site takeover, unauthorized data access, and administrative control without requiring valid credentials.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, users should consider disabling the WooCommerce Photo Reviews Premium plugin or restricting access to the affected functionality. Monitor vendor channels for updates and apply patches immediately once available.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2024-08-28T18:36:45.831Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 699f6c24b7ef31ef0b560722
Added to database: 2/25/2026, 9:39:48 PM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 8:24:17 AM
Last updated: 4/12/2026, 6:13:59 PM
Views: 22
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