CVE-2024-6591 Ultimate WordPress Auction Plugin <= 4.2.7 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Email Creation
Unauthenticated attackers can send arbitrary emails with links to any address due to missing capability checks in the Ultimate WordPress Auction Plugin.
- 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-2024-6591?
CVE-2024-6591 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in nitesh_singh Ultimate WordPress Auction Plugin, published on 27 Jul 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Ultimate WordPress Auction Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized email creation and sending due to a missing capability check on the 'send_auction_email_callback' and 'resend_auction_email_callback' functions in all versions up to, and including, 4.2.7. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to craft emails that include links and send to any email address.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-6591?
How do I fix CVE-2024-6591?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-6591 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-2024-6591 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-6591 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jvq3-2554-r9j9.