CVE-2024-1912 Categorify <= 1.0.7.4 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via categorifyAjaxUpdateFolderPosition
Attackers can trick administrators into modifying category folder positions and taxonomy metadata via forged requests.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-1912?
CVE-2024-1912 is a medium-severity vulnerability in frenify Categorify – WordPress Media Library Category & File Manager, published on 27 Feb 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Categorify plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.7.4. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the categorifyAjaxUpdateFolderPosition function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update the folder position of categories as well as update the metadata of other taxonomies via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-1912?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Frenify Categorify.
How do I fix CVE-2024-1912?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-1912 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-1912 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-1912 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-2024-1653 Categorify <= 1.0.7.4 - Missing Authorization in categorifyAjaxUpdateFolderPosition
Sources
Also known as GHSA-287c-cc7v-7v95.