CVE-2024-43256 WordPress Leopard plugin <= 2.0.36 - Subscriber+ Plugin Settings Change vulnerability
Subscribers can modify plugin settings due to missing authorization checks in the Leopard WordPress offload media 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-2024-43256?
CVE-2024-43256 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in nouthemes Leopard - WordPress offload media, 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 nouthemes Leopard - WordPress offload media allows Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs.This issue affects Leopard - WordPress offload media: from n/a through 2.0.36.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-43256?
How do I fix CVE-2024-43256?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-43256 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-2024-43256 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-43256 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x9qv-64rq-2vc3.