CVE-2024-49321 WordPress Simple Custom Post Order plugin <= 2.5.7 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Attackers can bypass access controls in the Simple Custom Post Order 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-2024-49321?

CVE-2024-49321 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in colorlibplugins Simple Custom Post Order, published on 21 Oct 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in colorlibplugins Simple Custom Post Order simple-custom-post-order allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Simple Custom Post Order: from n/a through <= 2.5.7.

Weakness: CWE-862

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-49321?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Colorlib Simple Custom Post Order.

How do I fix CVE-2024-49321?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-49321 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-2024-49321 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-49321 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-wvqg-m8f5-6fpx.

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