CVE-2024-2538 Permalink Manager <= 2.4.3.1 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated(Author+) Arbitrary Post Slug Modification

What is CVE-2024-2538?

CVE-2024-2538 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in mbis Permalink Manager Lite, published on 20 Mar 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Permalink Manager Lite plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'ajax_save_permalink' function in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.3.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with author access and above, to modify the permalinks of arbitrary posts.

Weakness: CWE-862, CWE-639

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-2538?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Permalink Manager Lite Project Permalink Manager Lite.

How do I fix CVE-2024-2538?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-2538 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-2024-2538 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-2538 exists.

Other vulnerabilities in mbis Permalink Manager Lite

• CVE-2022-4021 Permalink Manager Lite <= 2.2.20.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery High 8.8
• CVE-2021-24769 Permalink Manager Lite < 2.2.13.1 - Admin+ SQL Injection High 7.2
• CVE-2024-37257 WordPress Permalink Manager Lite plugin <= 2.4.3.3 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability High 7.1
• CVE-2024-29092 WordPress Permalink Manager Lite plugin <= 2.4.3 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability High 7.1
• CVE-2022-41781 WordPress Permalink Manager Lite plugin <= 2.2.20 - Broken Access Control vulnerability Medium 6.5

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-597f-xh85-qc2h.