CVE-2024-56061: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

A Missing Authorization vulnerability was discovered in Webful Creations Computer Repair Shop (RepairBuddy WordPress plugin) affecting versions through 3.8119. The vulnerability was reported by researcher SOPROBRO on December 7, 2024, and was publicly disclosed on December 18, 2024. This security issue was assigned CVE-2024-56061 and allows privilege escalation through account takeover capabilities (Patchstack).

The vulnerability has been classified as CWE-862 (Missing Authorization) and received a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 8.8 (High) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. This indicates that the vulnerability is network accessible, requires low attack complexity, needs low privileges to exploit, requires no user interaction, and can result in high impacts to confidentiality, integrity, and availability (Patchstack).

The vulnerability allows malicious actors to escalate their low privileged account to higher privileges, potentially leading to full control of the website if high privileges are gained. This is considered highly dangerous and is expected to become mass exploited (Patchstack).

Users are advised to update to version 3.8120 or later immediately to resolve the vulnerability. Patchstack has issued a virtual patch to mitigate this issue by blocking attacks until users can update to a fixed version. Website administrators should prioritize this update due to the high severity rating and potential for mass exploitation (Patchstack).