CVE-2024-3663 WP Scraper <= 5.7 - Missing Authorization to Arbitrary Page/Post Creation
Authenticated subscribers can create arbitrary pages and posts due to missing capability checks in the WP Scraper 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-2024-3663?
CVE-2024-3663 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in rico-macchi WP Scraper, published on 22 May 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The WP Scraper plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on the wp_scraper_multi_scrape_action() function in all versions up to, and including, 5.7. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to create arbitrary pages and posts.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-3663?
How do I fix CVE-2024-3663?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-3663 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-2024-3663 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-3663 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-74c3-rgpv-v3qr.