CVE-2024-1308 WooCommerce Cloak Affiliate Links <= 1.0.33 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Permalink Modification
Unauthenticated attackers can modify affiliate permalink settings to redirect traffic to malicious sites due to missing capability checks.
- 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-2024-1308?
CVE-2024-1308 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in datafeedrcom Cloak Affiliate Links for WooCommerce, published on 9 Apr 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The WooCommerce Cloak Affiliate Links plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'permalink_settings_save' function in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.33. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify the affiliate permalink base, driving traffic to malicious sites via the plugin's affiliate links.
Weakness: CWE-284
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-1308?
How do I fix CVE-2024-1308?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-1308 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-2024-1308 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-1308 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j7rv-jv5c-9879.