CVE-2024-13449 Boom Fest <= 2.2.1 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Plugin Settings Update
Authenticated subscribers can modify Boom Fest plugin settings due to missing capability checks, allowing unauthorized changes to website appearance.
- 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-2024-13449?
CVE-2024-13449 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in ibsofts Boom Fest, published on 25 Jan 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Boom Fest plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'bf_admin_action' function in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to update plugin settings that change the appearance of the website.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-13449?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibsofts Boom Fest.
How do I fix CVE-2024-13449?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-13449 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-2024-13449 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-13449 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c9fm-3jwc-r8r6.