CVE-2024-30485 WordPress Finale Lite plugin <= 2.18.0 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary Plugin Installation/Activation vulnerability

High 8.8 Published Updated

Subscribers can arbitrarily install and activate plugins due to missing authorization checks in the Finale Lite 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-2024-30485?

CVE-2024-30485 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in XLPlugins Finale Lite, published on 9 Jun 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in XLPlugins Finale Lite.This issue affects Finale Lite: from n/a through 2.18.0.

Weakness: CWE-862

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-30485?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Xlplugins Finale.

How do I fix CVE-2024-30485?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-30485 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-2024-30485 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-30485 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-vhcq-jvfq-4j3q.

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