CVE-2024-2508 WP Mobile Menu <= 2.8.4.4 - Missing Authorization to _mobmenu_icon Post Meta Modification
Unauthenticated attackers can modify post metadata in the WP Mobile Menu plugin due to missing capability checks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-2508?
CVE-2024-2508 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in takanakui WP Mobile Menu – The Mobile-Friendly Responsive Menu, published on 31 Jul 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The WP Mobile Menu plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the save_menu_item_icon function in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.4.4. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to add the '_mobmenu_icon' post meta to arbitrary posts with an arbitrary (but sanitized) value. NOTE: Version 2.8.4.4 contains a partial fix for this vulnerability.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-2508?
How do I fix CVE-2024-2508?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-2508 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-2024-2508 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-2508 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g98x-h3mj-jpm8.