CVE-2024-6465 WP Links Page <= 4.9.5 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Limited Image Update

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Authenticated subscribers can modify link thumbnail images due to missing capability checks in the WP Links Page 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-2024-6465?

CVE-2024-6465 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in rico-macchi WP Links Page, published on 13 Jul 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The WP Links Page plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'wplf_ajax_update_screenshots' function in all versions up to, and including, 4.9.5. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to regenerate the link's thumbnail image.

Weakness: CWE-862

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-6465?

How do I fix CVE-2024-6465?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-6465 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-2024-6465 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-6465 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-w669-m4rx-rffh.

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