CVE-2024-33942 WordPress Google Typography plugin <= 1.1.2 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Attackers can bypass authorization checks in the Google Typography WordPress plugin to access restricted functionality.

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-2024-33942?

CVE-2024-33942 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Eric Alli Google Typography, published on 2 May 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Eric Alli Google Typography.This issue affects Google Typography: from n/a through 1.1.2.

Weakness: CWE-862

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-33942?

How do I fix CVE-2024-33942?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-33942 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-2024-33942 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-33942 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-wx5j-6m42-hwj9.

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