CVE-2024-11816 Missing authorization in The Ultimate WordPress Toolkit – WP Extended
Authenticated subscribers can execute arbitrary code on the server if an admin has created code snippets, due to missing capability checks.
- 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-2024-11816?
CVE-2024-11816 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in wpextended The Ultimate WordPress Toolkit – WP Extended, published on 8 Jan 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Ultimate WordPress Toolkit – WP Extended plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution in version 3.0.11. This is due to a missing capability check on the 'wpext_handle_snippet_update' function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to execute code on the server providing an admin has created at least one code snippet.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-11816?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wpextended Ultimate Wordpress Toolkit.
How do I fix CVE-2024-11816?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-11816 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-2024-11816 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-11816 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9vrq-rwr6-5xww.