CVE-2024-12614 Passwords Manager <= 1.4.8 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Add Password + Update Encryption Key
Authenticated subscribers can modify plugin settings and add passwords due to missing capability checks in the Passwords Manager WordPress plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-12614?
CVE-2024-12614 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in coder426 Passwords Manager, published on 16 Jan 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Passwords Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'pms_save_setting' and 'post_new_pass' AJAX actions in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.8. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to update the plugins settings and add passwords.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-12614?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Hirewebxperts Passwords Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2024-12614?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-12614 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-2024-12614 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-12614 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in coder426 Passwords Manager
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7434-8vjp-8fj4.