CVE-2024-43962 WordPress LWS Affiliation plugin <= 2.3.4 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Attackers can bypass access controls in the LWS Affiliation WordPress plugin to perform unauthorized actions.
- 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-2024-43962?
CVE-2024-43962 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in LWS Affiliation, 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 LWS LWS Affiliation allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects LWS Affiliation: from n/a through 2.3.4.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-43962?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Lws Affiliation.
How do I fix CVE-2024-43962?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-43962 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-2024-43962 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-43962 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wgjh-wh6q-hmff.