CVE-2024-6709 Sync Post With Other Site <= 1.6 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Post Creation and Update
Authenticated subscribers can create or update posts due to missing capability checks in the Sync Post With Other Site 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-2024-6709?
CVE-2024-6709 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in kp4coder Sync Post With Other Site, published on 3 Aug 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Sync Post With Other Site plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'sps_add_update_post' function in all versions up to, and including, 1.6. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to create new draft posts and update existing posts.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-6709?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Syncpostwithothersite Sync Post With Other Site.
How do I fix CVE-2024-6709?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-6709 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-2024-6709 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-6709 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-7698-w222-8jf9.