CVE-2024-6755 Social Auto Poster <= 5.3.14 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Arbitrary Post Deletion

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Unauthenticated attackers can delete arbitrary posts due to a missing capability check in the Social Auto Poster WordPress 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-2024-6755?

CVE-2024-6755 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in WPWeb Social Auto Poster, published on 24 Jul 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Social Auto Poster plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification and loss of data due to a missing capability check on the ‘wpw_auto_poster_quick_delete_multiple’ function in all versions up to, and including, 5.3.14. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary posts.

Weakness: CWE-862

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-6755?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Wpwebinfotech Social Auto Poster.

How do I fix CVE-2024-6755?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-6755 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-2024-6755 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-6755 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-f7wp-vx7r-p4vf.

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