CVE-2024-12825 Missing authorization in Custom Related Posts
Authenticated subscribers can bypass authorization to search private posts and modify related post links in the Custom Related Posts 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-2024-12825?
CVE-2024-12825 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in brechtvds Custom Related Posts, published on 1 Feb 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Custom Related Posts plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access & modification of data due to a missing capability check on three AJAX actions in all versions up to, and including, 1.7.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to search posts and link/unlink relations.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-12825?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Brechtvds Custom Related Posts.
How do I fix CVE-2024-12825?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-12825 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-2024-12825 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-12825 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in brechtvds Custom Related Posts
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wc2w-j7m2-p46m.