CVE-2024-3915 Swift Framework <= 2.7.31 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Arbitrary Content Update
Unauthenticated attackers can modify arbitrary posts due to missing capability checks in the Swift Framework WordPress plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-3915?
CVE-2024-3915 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Swift Framework, published on 9 May 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Swift Framework plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the sf_edit_directory_item() function in all versions up to, and including, 2.7.31. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update arbitrary posts with arbitrary content. Unfortunately, we did not receive a response from the vendor to send over the vulnerability details.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-3915?
How do I fix CVE-2024-3915?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-3915 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-2024-3915 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-3915 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-95gx-q433-7q5x.