CVE-2024-54242 WordPress Simple Notification plugin <= 1.3 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Attackers can bypass access controls in the Simple Notification 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
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-54242?
CVE-2024-54242 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in appsbd Simple Notification, published on 13 Dec 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Missing Authorization vulnerability in appsbd Simple Notification simple-notification allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Simple Notification: from n/a through <= 1.3.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-54242?
How do I fix CVE-2024-54242?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-54242 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-2024-54242 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-54242 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6g2r-jrch-rf7x.