CVE-2024-4427 Comparison Slider <= 1.0.5 - Missing Authorization
Authenticated subscribers can modify plugin settings and delete sliders due to missing capability checks in AJAX 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-2024-4427?
CVE-2024-4427 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in comparisonslider Comparison Slider, published on 30 May 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Comparison Slider plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on several AJAX actions in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.5. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber access or above, to change plugin settings and perform other actions such deleting sliders.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-4427?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Comparisonslider Comparison Slider.
How do I fix CVE-2024-4427?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-4427 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-2024-4427 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-4427 in the wild and no public exploit code.