CVE-2024-1994 Image Watermark <= 1.7.3 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Watermark Modification
Authenticated subscribers can modify image watermarks due to missing capability checks in the Image Watermark 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-2024-1994?
CVE-2024-1994 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in dfactory Image Watermark, published on 6 Apr 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Image Watermark plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the watermark_action_ajax() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.7.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to apply and remove watermarks from images.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-1994?
How do I fix CVE-2024-1994?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-1994 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-2024-1994 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-1994 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h896-g8fr-jxm5.