CVE-2024-10533 WP Chat App <= 3.6.8 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Filebird Plugin Installation

What is CVE-2024-10533?

CVE-2024-10533 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in ninjateam WP Chat App, published on 16 Nov 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The WP Chat App plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized plugin installation due to a missing capability check on the ajax_install_plugin() function in all versions up to, and including, 3.6.8. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to install the filebird plugin.

Weakness: CWE-862

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-10533?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ninjateam Wp Chat App.

How do I fix CVE-2024-10533?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-10533 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-2024-10533 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-10533 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in ninjateam WP Chat App

• CVE-2024-2513 WP Chat App <= 3.6.2 - Authenticated(Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Block Image Attribute Medium 6.4
• CVE-2024-1761 WP Chat App <= 3.6.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Block Attributes Medium 6.4
• CVE-2023-51370 WordPress WP Chat App Plugin <= 3.4.4 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Medium 5.9
• CVE-2024-2837 WP Chat App < 3.6.4 - Admin+ Stored XSS Medium 5.4
• CVE-2024-4664 WP Chat App < 3.6.5 - Admin+ Stored XSS Medium 4.8

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-8qcp-625c-54ww.