CVE-2024-5770 WP Force SSL & HTTPS SSL Redirect <= 1.66 - Missing Authorization to Settings Update
Authenticated subscribers can modify plugin settings due to missing capability checks in WP Force SSL & HTTPS SSL Redirect.
- 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-2024-5770?
CVE-2024-5770 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in webfactory WP Force SSL & HTTPS SSL Redirect, published on 8 Jun 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The WP Force SSL & HTTPS SSL Redirect plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'ajax_save_setting' function in versions up to, and including, 1.66. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, subscriber-level permissions and above, to update the plugin settings.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-5770?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Webfactoryltd Wp Force Ssl.
How do I fix CVE-2024-5770?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-5770 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-2024-5770 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-5770 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-94j4-8q96-67wx.