CVE-2024-6500 Missing authorization in InPost PL
Unauthenticated attackers can read and delete arbitrary files on Windows servers or read all files on Linux servers due to missing capability checks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-6500?
CVE-2024-6500 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in inspirelabs InPost PL, published on 17 Aug 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The InPost for WooCommerce plugin and InPost PL plugin for WordPress are vulnerable to unauthorized access and deletion of data due to a missing capability check on the 'parse_request' function in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.0 (for InPost for WooCommerce) as well as 1.4.4 (for InPost PL). This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to read and delete arbitrary files on Windows servers. On Linux servers, only files within the WordPress install will be deleted, but all files can be read.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-6500?
How do I fix CVE-2024-6500?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-6500 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-2024-6500 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-6500 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wpg2-hxqm-pjvr.