CVE-2024-6168 Just Custom Fields <= 3.3.2 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via AJAX actions
Attackers can trick admins into modifying custom field settings via forged requests, allowing unauthorized changes to field groups and visibility.
- 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-2024-6168?
CVE-2024-6168 is a medium-severity vulnerability in aprokopenko Just Custom Fields, published on 9 Jul 2024. 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
The Just Custom Fields plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.2. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on several AJAX function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to invoke this functionality intended for admin users via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link. This enables subscribers to manage field groups, change visibility of items among other things.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-6168?
How do I fix CVE-2024-6168?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-6168 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-6168 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-6168 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cj6m-q665-hjp4.