CVE-2024-11496 Infility Global <= 2.9.8 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Missing Authorization to Plugin Options Update
Authenticated subscribers can update plugin options due to missing capability checks, potentially breaking the site.
- 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-2024-11496?
CVE-2024-11496 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Infility Global, published on 7 Jan 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Infility Global plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the infility_global_ajax function in all versions up to, and including, 2.9.8. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to update plugin options and potentially break the site.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-11496?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Infility Infility Global.
How do I fix CVE-2024-11496?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-11496 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-2024-11496 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-11496 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Infility Global
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j59p-hrrw-r2fq.