CVE-2024-5997 Duplica <= 0.6 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Missing Authorization to Users/Posts Duplicates Creation
Authenticated subscribers can create unauthorized duplicates of users and posts due to missing capability checks in the Duplica 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-2024-5997?
CVE-2024-5997 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in codexpert Duplica – Duplicate Posts, Pages, Custom Posts or Users, published on 18 Jul 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Duplica – Duplicate Posts, Pages, Custom Posts or Users plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the duplicate_user and duplicate_post functions in all versions up to, and including, 0.6. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to create duplicates of users and posts/pages.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-5997?
How do I fix CVE-2024-5997?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-5997 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-2024-5997 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-5997 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qp6w-hh5c-v3j8.