CVE-2024-5677 Featured Image Generator <= 1.3.1 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Images Upload
Authenticated subscribers can upload arbitrary images to post galleries due to missing capability checks in the Featured Image Generator 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-2024-5677?
CVE-2024-5677 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in aumkub Featured Image Generator, published on 10 Jul 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Featured Image Generator plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized image upload due to a missing capability check on the fig_save_after_generate_image function in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to upload arbitrary images to a post-related gallery.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-5677?
How do I fix CVE-2024-5677?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-5677 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-2024-5677 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-5677 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h2cx-hfhg-v7g6.