CVE-2024-5637 Market Exporter <= 2.0.19 - Missing Authorization to Arbitrary File Deletion
Authenticated attackers can delete arbitrary files on the server due to missing capability checks in the Market Exporter WordPress plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-5637?
CVE-2024-5637 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in vanyukov Market Exporter, published on 7 Jun 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Market Exporter plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized loss of data due to a missing capability check on the 'remove_files' function in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.19. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to use path traversal to delete arbitrary files on the server.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-5637?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Vanyukov Market Exporter.
How do I fix CVE-2024-5637?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-5637 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-2024-5637 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-5637 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pcr3-qchm-7gp3.