CVE-2024-1649 Categorify <= 1.0.7.4 - Missing Authorization in categorifyAjaxDeleteCategory

What is CVE-2024-1649?

CVE-2024-1649 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in frenify Categorify – WordPress Media Library Category & File Manager, published on 27 Feb 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Categorify plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the categorifyAjaxDeleteCategory function in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.7.4. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to delete categories.

Weakness: CWE-862

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-1649?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Frenify Categorify.

How do I fix CVE-2024-1649?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-1649 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-2024-1649 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-1649 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in frenify Categorify – WordPress Media Library Category & File Manager

• CVE-2024-0385 Categorify <= 1.0.7.4 - Missing Authorization in categorifyAjaxAddCategory Medium 4.3
• CVE-2024-1650 Categorify <= 1.0.7.4 - Missing Authorization in categorifyAjaxRenameCategory Medium 4.3
• CVE-2024-1652 Categorify <= 1.0.7.4 - Missing Authorization in categorifyAjaxClearCategory Medium 4.3
• CVE-2024-1653 Categorify <= 1.0.7.4 - Missing Authorization in categorifyAjaxUpdateFolderPosition Medium 4.3
• CVE-2024-1906 Categorify <= 1.0.7.4 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via categorifyAjaxAddCategory Medium 4.3

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-qpqx-323c-39p3.