CVE-2024-54278 WordPress News Ticker for Elementor plugin <= 2.1.3 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Attackers can access restricted functionality due to missing authorization checks in the News Ticker for Elementor 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-2024-54278?
CVE-2024-54278 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Plugin Devs News Ticker for Elementor, published on 13 Dec 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Plugin Devs News Ticker for Elementor news-ticker-for-elementor allows Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs.This issue affects News Ticker for Elementor: from n/a through <= 2.1.3.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-54278?
How do I fix CVE-2024-54278?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-54278 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-2024-54278 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-54278 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2q85-m42h-7pqh.