CVE-2024-1653 Categorify <= 1.0.7.4 - Missing Authorization in categorifyAjaxUpdateFolderPosition
Authenticated subscribers can modify category folder positions and taxonomy metadata due to missing capability checks in the Categorify 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-2024-1653?
CVE-2024-1653 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 categorifyAjaxUpdateFolderPosition 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 update the folder position of categories as well as update the metadata of other taxonomies.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-1653?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Frenify Categorify.
How do I fix CVE-2024-1653?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-1653 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-2024-1653 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-1653 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
- CVE-2024-1649 Categorify <= 1.0.7.4 - Missing Authorization in categorifyAjaxDeleteCategory
- CVE-2024-1650 Categorify <= 1.0.7.4 - Missing Authorization in categorifyAjaxRenameCategory
- CVE-2024-1652 Categorify <= 1.0.7.4 - Missing Authorization in categorifyAjaxClearCategory
- CVE-2024-1906 Categorify <= 1.0.7.4 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via categorifyAjaxAddCategory
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cg84-jfhr-gr28.