CVE-2024-5326

May 30, 2024, 1:15 p.m.

CVSS Score

8.8 / 10

Product(s) Impacted

Post Grid Gutenberg Blocks and WordPress Blog Plugin - PostX plugin for WordPress

  • up to 4.1.2

Post Grid Gutenberg Blocks and WordPress Blog Plugin - PostX plugin

  • up to 4.1.2

Description

The Post Grid Gutenberg Blocks and WordPress Blog Plugin – PostX plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'postx_presets_callback' function in all versions up to, and including, 4.1.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to change arbitrary options on affected sites. This can be used to enable new user registration and set the default role for new users to Administrator.

Weaknesses

Date

Published: May 30, 2024, 11:15 a.m.

Last Modified: May 30, 2024, 1:15 p.m.

Status : Awaiting Analysis

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

security@wordfence.com

CVSS Data

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score
8.8
Exploitability Score
Impact Score
Base Severity
HIGH
CVSS Vector String

The CVSS vector string provides an in-depth view of the vulnerability metrics.

View Vector String

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

References