CVE-2024-3722 Swift Performance Lite <= 2.3.6.18 - Incorrect Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Settings Modification
Authenticated subscribers can retrieve and modify plugin settings due to missing capability checks in Swift Performance Lite.
- 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-2024-3722?
CVE-2024-3722 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in swte Swift Performance Lite, published on 9 May 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Swift Performance Lite plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on the ajax_handler() function in all versions up to, and including, 2.3.6.18. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to retrieve and modify settings.
Weakness: CWE-863
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-3722?
How do I fix CVE-2024-3722?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-3722 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-2024-3722 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-3722 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-ggcw-7gr7-458r.