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CVE-2024-9578

Nov. 13, 2024, 5:01 p.m.

Tags

security@wordfence.com
CWE-862
2024-11-13
CVE-2024-9578

CVSS Score

5.3 / 10

Product(s) Impacted

Hide Links plugin for WordPress

  • up to 1.4.2

Description

The Hide Links plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized shortcode execution due to do_shortcode being hooked through the comment_text filter in all versions up to and including 1.4.2. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary shortcodes available on the target site.

Weaknesses

CWE-862
Missing Authorization

The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.

CWE ID: 862

Date

Published: Nov. 13, 2024, 2:15 a.m.

Last Modified: Nov. 13, 2024, 5:01 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

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

LOW

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score
5.3
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
1.4
Base Severity
MEDIUM
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:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

References

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/ security@wordfence.com
https://www.wordfence.com/ security@wordfence.com