CVE-2024-43235 WordPress Meta Box plugin <= 5.9.10 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Attackers can bypass access controls in the Meta Box WordPress plugin to perform unauthorized actions due to missing authorization checks.
- 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-2024-43235?
CVE-2024-43235 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in MetaBox.io Meta Box – WordPress Custom Fields Framework, published on 1 Nov 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Missing Authorization vulnerability in MetaBox.Io Meta Box – WordPress Custom Fields Framework allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Meta Box – WordPress Custom Fields Framework: from n/a through 5.9.10.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-43235?
How do I fix CVE-2024-43235?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-43235 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-2024-43235 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-43235 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x6qj-888v-44p6.