CVE-2024-3520 Country State City Dropdown CF7 <= 2.7.1 - Missing Authorization
Authenticated subscribers can modify plugin settings due to missing capability checks, allowing unauthorized data modification.
- 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-2024-3520?
CVE-2024-3520 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in trustyplugins Country State City Dropdown CF7, published on 2 May 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Country State City Dropdown CF7 plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the tc_csca_patch_settings function in all versions up to, and including, 2.7.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber access and above, to add states or cities to the dropdown.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-3520?
How do I fix CVE-2024-3520?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-3520 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-2024-3520 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-3520 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h3f8-rhr3-rhcx.