CVE-2024-48044 WordPress ShortPixel Image Optimizer plugin <= 5.6.3 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Medium 5.4 Published Updated

Attackers can bypass access controls in the ShortPixel Image Optimizer 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-2024-48044?

CVE-2024-48044 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in ShortPixel Image Optimizer, 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 ShortPixel ShortPixel Image Optimizer shortpixel-image-optimiser allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects ShortPixel Image Optimizer: from n/a through <= 5.6.3.

Weakness: CWE-862

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-48044?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Shortpixel Image Optimizer.

How do I fix CVE-2024-48044?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-48044 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-2024-48044 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-48044 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-p4pg-h39v-m85q.

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