CVE-2024-2222 Advanced Classifieds & Directory Pro <= 3.0.0 - Missing Authorization to Arbitrary Attachment Deletion
Authenticated attackers can delete arbitrary media uploads due to missing capability checks in the Advanced Classifieds & Directory Pro 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-2024-2222?
CVE-2024-2222 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in pluginsware Advanced Classifieds & Directory Pro, published on 9 Apr 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Advanced Classifieds & Directory Pro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized loss of data due to a missing capability check on the ajax_callback_delete_attachment function in all versions up to, and including, 3.0.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber access or higher, to delete arbitrary media uploads.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-2222?
How do I fix CVE-2024-2222?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-2222 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-2024-2222 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-2222 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rrrg-rj55-27wm.