CVE-2024-11918 Image Alt Text <= 2.0.0 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Image Alt Text Update
Authenticated subscribers can modify alt text on arbitrary images due to missing capability checks in the Image Alt Text 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-2024-11918?
CVE-2024-11918 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in rswebstudios Image Alt Text, published on 28 Nov 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Image Alt Text plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data| due to a missing capability check on the iat_add_alt_txt_action and iat_update_alt_txt_action AJAX actions in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to update the alt text on arbitrary images.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-11918?
How do I fix CVE-2024-11918?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-11918 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-2024-11918 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-11918 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rcqf-rgp8-qr4j.