CVE-2024-11085 WP Log Viewer <= 1.2.1 - Missing Authorization
Authenticated subscribers can access logs and modify plugin settings due to missing capability checks in WP Log Viewer.
- 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-2024-11085?
CVE-2024-11085 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in maxwellberkel WP Log Viewer, 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 Log Viewer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized use of functionality due to a missing capability check on several AJAX actions in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to access logs, update plugin-related user settings and general plugin settings.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-11085?
How do I fix CVE-2024-11085?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-11085 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-2024-11085 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-11085 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wq9h-h745-r69v.