CVE-2024-12616 Bitly's WordPress Plugin <= 2.7.3 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Settings Update
Authenticated subscribers can modify and retrieve Bitly plugin settings due to missing capability checks in AJAX actions.
- 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-2024-12616?
CVE-2024-12616 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in bitlydeveloper Bitly's WordPress Plugin, published on 9 Jan 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Bitly's WordPress Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on several AJAX actions in all versions up to, and including, 2.7.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to update and retrieve plugin settings.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-12616?
How do I fix CVE-2024-12616?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-12616 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-2024-12616 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-12616 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9gg6-9679-vvjw.