CVE-2024-49608 WordPress GERRYWORKS Post by Mail plugin <= 1.0 - Privilege Escalation vulnerability
Attackers can escalate privileges due to incorrect privilege assignment in the GERRYWORKS Post by Mail WordPress 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-2024-49608?
CVE-2024-49608 is a high-severity vulnerability in GERRYWORKS Post by Mail, published on 20 Oct 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in gerryworks GERRYWORKS Post by Mail gerryworks-post-by-mail allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects GERRYWORKS Post by Mail: from n/a through <= 1.0.
Weakness: CWE-266
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-49608?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gerryntabuhashe Gerryworks Post by Mail.
How do I fix CVE-2024-49608?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-49608 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-49608 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-49608 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mx32-2vgp-xjrv.