CVE-2021-24742 Logo Slider and Showcase < 1.3.37 - Editor Plugin's Settings Update
Editor users can modify plugin settings due to missing capability checks, allowing unauthorized configuration changes.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-24742?
CVE-2021-24742 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown Logo Slider and Showcase, published on 1 Nov 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Logo Slider and Showcase WordPress plugin before 1.3.37 allows Editor users to update the plugin's settings via the rtWLSSettings AJAX action because it uses a nonce for authorisation instead of a capability check.
Weakness: CWE-863
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24742?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Radiustheme Logo Slider and Showcase.
How do I fix CVE-2021-24742?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24742 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2021-24742 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24742 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p3jm-v67f-9hcg.