CVE-2024-0791 WOLF – WordPress Posts Bulk Editor and Manager Professional <= 1.0.8.1 - Missing Authorization

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Authenticated subscribers can create, delete, or modify taxonomy terms due to missing capability checks in the WOLF WordPress plugin.

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-2024-0791?

CVE-2024-0791 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in realmag777 WOLF – WordPress Posts Bulk Editor and Manager Professional, published on 5 Feb 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The WOLF – WordPress Posts Bulk Editor and Manager Professional plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access, modification or loss of data due to a missing capability check on the wpbe_create_new_term, wpbe_update_tax_term, and wpbe_delete_tax_term functions in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.8.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber access or higher, to create, delete or modify taxonomy terms.

Weakness: CWE-862

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-0791?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Pluginus Wolf - Wordpress Posts Bulk Editor and Products Manager Professional.

How do I fix CVE-2024-0791?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-0791 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-2024-0791 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-0791 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-p23j-w6jc-gg7v.

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