CVE-2024-1093 Change Memory Limit <= 1.0 - Missing Authorization via admin_logic()
Unauthenticated attackers can modify the memory limit setting due to a missing capability check in the admin_logic function.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-1093?
CVE-2024-1093 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in simon99 Change Memory Limit, published on 5 Mar 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Change Memory Limit plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the admin_logic() function hooked via admin_init in all versions up to, and including, 1.0. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update the memory limit.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-1093?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Simon99 Change Memory Limit.
How do I fix CVE-2024-1093?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-1093 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-2024-1093 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-1093 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f9mp-9f6r-9536.