CVE-2024-13717 Missing authorization in Contact Form and Calls To Action by vcita
Authenticated subscribers can toggle contact widgets due to missing capability checks in the vcita WordPress 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-2024-13717?
CVE-2024-13717 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Contact Form and Calls To Action by vcita, published on 31 Jan 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Contact Form and Calls To Action by vcita plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the vcita_ajax_toggle_ae and vcita_ajax_toggle_contact functions in all versions up to, and including, 2.7.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to enabled and disable widgets.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-13717?
How do I fix CVE-2024-13717?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-13717 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-2024-13717 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-13717 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-ww97-66vh-2j8j.