CVE-2024-11012 Code injection in Notibar – Notification Bar for WordPress
Authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary shortcodes in the Notibar WordPress plugin due to improper validation in the njt_nofi_text AJAX action.
- 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-2024-11012?
CVE-2024-11012 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in ninjateam Notibar – Notification Bar for WordPress, published on 13 Dec 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The The Notibar – Notification Bar for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution via njt_nofi_text AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 2.1.4. This is due to the software allowing users to execute an action that does not properly validate a value before running do_shortcode. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to execute arbitrary shortcodes.
Weakness: CWE-94
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-11012?
How do I fix CVE-2024-11012?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-11012 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2024-11012 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-11012 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-56mm-vmx4-jpm3.