CVE-2024-9626

Oct. 28, 2024, 1:58 p.m.

Tags

security@wordfence.com
CWE-862
2024-10-26
CVE-2024-9626

CVSS Score

4.3 / 10

Product(s) Impacted

Editorial Assistant by Sovrn plugin for WordPress

  • up to 1.3.3

Description

The Editorial Assistant by Sovrn plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'ajax_zemanta_set_featured_image' function in versions up to, and including, 1.3.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to upload attachment files (such as jpg, png, txt, zip), and set the post featured image.

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: Oct. 26, 2024, 3:15 a.m.

Last Modified: Oct. 28, 2024, 1:58 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

NONE

Integrity Impact

LOW

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score
4.3
Exploitability Score
2.8
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:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

References

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/zemanta/tags/1.3.3/zemanta.php#L713
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https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8775662f-d007-4edf-826e-f755d7b11c25?source=cve
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