CVE-2024-10578 Pubnews <= 1.0.7 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Plugin Installation
Authenticated subscribers can install arbitrary plugins due to missing capability checks, potentially leading to code execution or privilege escalation.
- 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-2024-10578?
CVE-2024-10578 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in blazethemes Pubnews, published on 6 Dec 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Pubnews theme for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized arbitrary plugin installation due to a missing capability check on the pubnews_importer_plugin_action_for_notice() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.7. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to install arbitrary plugins that can be leveraged to exploit other vulnerabilities.
Weakness: CWE-434
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-10578?
How do I fix CVE-2024-10578?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-10578 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-2024-10578 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-10578 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-58gh-9h4v-fw96.