CVE-2024-11197 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2024-11197

Lock User Account <= 1.0.5 - User Lock Bypass

Vulnerability Description

The Lock User Account plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to user lock bypass in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.5. This is due to permitting application password logins when user accounts are locked. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with existing application passwords, to interact with the vulnerable site via an API such as XML-RPC or REST despite their account being locked.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Francesco Carlucci

References

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Lock User Account
Vulnerable Versions:
0

Timeline

Official Publish: November 21st, 2024
Last Modified: April 8th, 2026
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-693

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1562 Impair Defenses
Defense Evasion
T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Initial Access
T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation
Privilege Escalation
T1550 Use Alternate Authentication Material
Defense Evasion
T1485 Data Destruction
Impact