CVE-2024-56004 WordPress Easy Site Importer plugin <= 1.0.1 - Settings Change vulnerability
An attacker can modify plugin settings without authorization due to missing access controls in the Easy Site Importer 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-2024-56004?
CVE-2024-56004 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in awfowler Easy Site Importer, published on 16 Dec 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Missing Authorization vulnerability in awfowler Easy Site Importer easy-site-importer allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Easy Site Importer: from n/a through <= 1.0.1.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-56004?
How do I fix CVE-2024-56004?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-56004 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-2024-56004 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-56004 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xf96-h6wr-6499.