CVE-2024-10786 Simple Local Avatars <= 2.7.11 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) User Cache Clearing
Authenticated subscribers can clear user caches due to missing capability checks in the Simple Local Avatars 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-2024-10786?
CVE-2024-10786 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in 10up Simple Local Avatars, published on 16 Nov 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Simple Local Avatars plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of datadue to a missing capability check on the sla_clear_user_cache function in all versions up to, and including, 2.7.11. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to clear user caches.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-10786?
How do I fix CVE-2024-10786?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-10786 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-2024-10786 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-10786 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vv57-3j5w-fc23.