CVE-2024-33588 WordPress basepress plugin <= 2.16.1 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Attackers can bypass authorization checks to access or modify knowledge base content in the BasePress 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-2024-33588?
CVE-2024-33588 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in codeSavory Knowledge Base documentation & wiki plugin – BasePress, published on 29 Apr 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Missing Authorization vulnerability in codeSavory Knowledge Base documentation & wiki plugin – BasePress.This issue affects Knowledge Base documentation & wiki plugin – BasePress: from n/a through 2.16.1.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-33588?
How do I fix CVE-2024-33588?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-33588 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-2024-33588 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-33588 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-59wx-5mpv-jf8p.