CVE-2024-3287 SmartCrawl WordPress SEO checker, SEO analyzer, SEO optimizer <= 3.10.2 - Missing Authorization
Unauthenticated attackers can inject ld+json descriptions by saving schema types due to missing capability checks in the SmartCrawl WordPress plugin.
- 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-2024-3287?
CVE-2024-3287 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in wpmudev SmartCrawl SEO checker, analyzer & optimizer, published on 2 May 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The SmartCrawl WordPress SEO checker, SEO analyzer, SEO optimizer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized ld+json description injection due to a missing capability check on the save_settings function in all versions up to, and including, 3.10.2. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to save schema types.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-3287?
How do I fix CVE-2024-3287?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-3287 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-2024-3287 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-3287 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wp2q-x48m-qv57.