CVE-2024-4788 Boostify Header Footer Builder for Elementor <= 1.3.5 - Missing Authorization to Page/Post Creation
Authenticated subscribers can create arbitrary pages or posts due to missing capability checks in the Boostify Header Footer Builder 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-2024-4788?
CVE-2024-4788 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in duongancol Boostify Header Footer Builder for Elementor, published on 6 Jun 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Boostify Header Footer Builder for Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the create_bhf_post function in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.5. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to create pages or posts with arbitrary content.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-4788?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Woostify Boostify Header Footer Builder for Elementor.
How do I fix CVE-2024-4788?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-4788 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-2024-4788 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-4788 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in duongancol Boostify Header Footer Builder for Elementor
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j58r-vwxv-q7gc.