CVE-2024-12249 GS Insever Portfolio <= 1.4.5 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) CSS Injection
Authenticated subscribers can modify plugin CSS settings due to missing capability checks in the GS Insever Portfolio 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-2024-12249?
CVE-2024-12249 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in samdani GS Insever Portfolio, published on 9 Jan 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The GS Insever Portfolio plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the save_settings() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.5. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to update the plugin's CSS settings.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-12249?
How do I fix CVE-2024-12249?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-12249 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-2024-12249 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-12249 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x8h5-v9c3-m475.