CVE-2024-3027 Smart Slider 3 <= 3.5.1.22 - Missing Authorization to Limited File Upload
Authenticated contributors can upload SVG files due to missing authorization checks, enabling stored XSS attacks in Smart Slider 3.
- 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-2024-3027?
CVE-2024-3027 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in nextendweb Smart Slider 3, published on 13 Apr 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Smart Slider 3 plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the upload function in all versions up to, and including, 3.5.1.22. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to upload files, including SVG files, which can be used to conduct stored cross-site scripting attacks.
Weakness: CWE-285
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-3027?
How do I fix CVE-2024-3027?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-3027 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-2024-3027 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-3027 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g2ww-c6r2-5g47.