CVE-2024-6491 Getwid – Gutenberg Blocks <= 2.0.10 - Missing Authentication to MailChimp API key update

What is CVE-2024-6491?

CVE-2024-6491 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in jetmonsters Getwid – Gutenberg Blocks, published on 20 Jul 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Getwid – Gutenberg Blocks plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the mailchimp_api_key_manage function in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.10. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to set the MailChimp API key.

Weakness: CWE-862

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-6491?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Motopress Getwid.

How do I fix CVE-2024-6491?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-6491 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-2024-6491 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-6491 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in jetmonsters Getwid – Gutenberg Blocks

• CVE-2023-1895 Getwid – Gutenberg Blocks <= 1.8.3 - Authenticated(Subscriber+) Server Side Request Forgery High 8.5
• CVE-2023-6042 Getwid < 2.0.3 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Email Sending to Admin High 7.5
• CVE-2024-10872 Getwid – Gutenberg Blocks <= 2.0.12 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting Medium 6.4
• CVE-2024-3588 Getwid – Gutenberg Blocks <= 2.0.7 - Authenticated (Contributor+) DOM-Based Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'Countdown' Medium 6.4
• CVE-2024-1948 Getwid – Gutenberg Blocks <= 2.0.5 - Authenticated(Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Block Content Medium 6.4

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-xfrr-5gq4-4j32.