CVE-2024-11355 Missing authorization in Ultimate YouTube Video & Shorts Player With Vimeo
Authenticated subscribers can view playlist settings due to missing capability checks in the Ultimate YouTube Video & Shorts Player With Vimeo 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-2024-11355?
CVE-2024-11355 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in codelizarplugs Ultimate YouTube Video & Shorts Player With Vimeo, published on 22 Nov 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Ultimate YouTube Video & Shorts Player With Vimeo plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the get_setting() function in all versions up to, and including, 3.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to view settings for playlists.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-11355?
How do I fix CVE-2024-11355?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-11355 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-2024-11355 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-11355 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g576-rfx5-f7mr.