CVE-2024-31230 WordPress ShortPixel Adaptive Images plugin <= 3.8.2 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Attackers can bypass authorization checks in the ShortPixel Adaptive Images WordPress plugin to access restricted functionality.
- 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-2024-31230?
CVE-2024-31230 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in ShortPixel Adaptive Images, published on 10 Apr 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Missing Authorization vulnerability in ShortPixel ShortPixel Adaptive Images shortpixel-adaptive-images.This issue affects ShortPixel Adaptive Images: from n/a through <= 3.8.2.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-31230?
How do I fix CVE-2024-31230?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-31230 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-2024-31230 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-31230 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3qj4-9cvg-gv2q.