CVE-2024-56236 WordPress Hestia Nginx Cache plugin <= 2.4.0 - Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability
Attackers can bypass access controls in the Hestia Nginx Cache plugin due to missing authorization checks, potentially altering cache settings.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-56236?
CVE-2024-56236 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Juni Hestia Nginx Cache, published on 2 Jan 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Juni Hestia Nginx Cache hestia-nginx-cache allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Hestia Nginx Cache: from n/a through <= 2.4.0.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-56236?
How do I fix CVE-2024-56236?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-56236 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-2024-56236 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-56236 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q78g-rq83-x9jw.