CVE-2024-1318 RSS Aggregator by Feedzy <= 4.4.2 - Missing Authorization to Arbitrary Page Creation and Publication

Q: What is CVE-2024-1318?

CVE-2024-1318 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in themeisle RSS Aggregator by Feedzy – Feed to Post, Autoblogging, News & YouTube Video Feeds Aggregator, published on 20 Feb 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Q: Is CVE-2024-1318 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-1318 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Q: How do I fix CVE-2024-1318?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-1318 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Medium 6.5 Published 20 Feb 2024 Updated 8 Apr 2026

Authenticated contributors can bypass restrictions to create and publish arbitrary pages due to missing capability checks in the Feedzy 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-2024-1318?

CVE-2024-1318 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in themeisle RSS Aggregator by Feedzy – Feed to Post, Autoblogging, News & YouTube Video Feeds Aggregator, published on 20 Feb 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The RSS Aggregator by Feedzy – Feed to Post, Autoblogging, News & YouTube Video Feeds Aggregator plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'feedzy_wizard_step_process' and 'import_status' functions in all versions up to, and including, 4.4.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor access and above, who are normally restricted to only being able to create posts rather than pages, to draft and publish posts with arbitrary content.

Weakness: CWE-862

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-1318?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Themeisle Rss Aggregator by Feedzy.

How do I fix CVE-2024-1318?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-1318 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-2024-1318 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-1318 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-58f3-9f67-m3m5.