CVE-2024-0829 Comments Extra Fields For Post,Pages and CPT <= 5.0 - Missing Authorization
Authenticated subscribers can modify comment form fields and update plugin settings due to missing capability checks in AJAX actions.
- 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-2024-0829?
CVE-2024-0829 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in nmedia Comments Extra Fields For Post,Pages and CPT, published on 13 Mar 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Comments Extra Fields For Post,Pages and CPT plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in all versions up to, and including, 5.0. This is due to missing or incorrect capability checks on several ajax actions. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber access or higher, to invoke those actions. As a result, they may modify comment form fields and update plugin settings.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-0829?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Najeebmedia Comments Extra Fields for Post\, Pages and Cpt.
How do I fix CVE-2024-0829?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-0829 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-2024-0829 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-0829 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in nmedia Comments Extra Fields For Post,Pages and CPT
Sources
Also known as GHSA-495v-qvf2-25mh.