CVE-2024-2505 GamiPress < 6.8.9 - Broken Access Control
Authors can bypass access controls to modify GamiPress settings and extend privileges to lower-privileged users, requiring plugin updates.
- 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-2024-2505?
CVE-2024-2505 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown GamiPress , published on 29 Apr 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The GamiPress WordPress plugin before 6.8.9's access control mechanism fails to properly restrict access to its settings, permitting Authors to manipulate requests and extend access to lower privileged users, like Subscribers, despite initial settings prohibiting such access. This vulnerability resembles broken access control, enabling unauthorized users to modify critical GamiPress WordPress plugin before 6.8.9 configurations.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-2505?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gamipress Gamipress.
How do I fix CVE-2024-2505?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-2505 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-2024-2505 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-2505 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2024-13495 GamiPress <= 7.2.1 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution via gamipress_ajax_get_logs Function
- CVE-2024-13499 GamiPress <= 7.2.1 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution via gamipress_do_shortcode() Function
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7855-3hjg-5779.