CVE-2024-11709 AI Post Generator | AutoWriter <= 3.5 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Contributor+) Post/Page Deletion
Authenticated contributors can delete arbitrary posts and pages due to missing capability checks in the AI Post Generator 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-2024-11709?
CVE-2024-11709 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in kekotron AI Post Generator | AutoWriter, published on 12 Dec 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The AI Post Generator | AutoWriter plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the ai_post_generator_delete_Post AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 3.5. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to delete arbitrary pages and posts.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-11709?
How do I fix CVE-2024-11709?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-11709 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-2024-11709 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-11709 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qxr2-7v5g-f58p.