CVE-2024-11851 NitroPack <= 1.17.0 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Transient Update
Authenticated subscribers can update arbitrary integer transients due to missing capability checks in the NitroPack WordPress 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-2024-11851?
CVE-2024-11851 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in NitroPack – Performance, Page Speed & Cache Plugin for Core Web Vitals, CDN & Image Optimization, published on 15 Jan 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The NitroPack plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized arbitrary transient update due to a missing capability check on the nitropack_rml_notification function in all versions up to, and including, 1.17.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber access or higher, to update arbitrary transients. Note, that these transients can only be updated to integers and not arbitrary values.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-11851?
How do I fix CVE-2024-11851?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-11851 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-2024-11851 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-11851 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6323-2f4w-f6cp.