CVE-2024-43247 WordPress WHMpress plugin <= 6.2-revision-5 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary Settings Change vulnerability
Subscribers can arbitrarily change WHMpress settings due to missing authorization checks, allowing unauthorized configuration modifications.
- 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-2024-43247?
CVE-2024-43247 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in creativeon WHMpress, published on 19 Aug 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Missing Authorization vulnerability in creativeon WHMpress allows Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs.This issue affects WHMpress: from n/a through 6.2-revision-5.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-43247?
How do I fix CVE-2024-43247?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-43247 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-2024-43247 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-43247 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qj78-v57f-v8c2.