CVE-2024-6869 Falang multilanguage for WordPress <= 1.3.52 - Missing Authorization to Translation Update and Information Exposure
Authenticated subscribers can modify translations and expose admin emails due to missing capability checks in the Falang WordPress 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-2024-6869?
CVE-2024-6869 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in sbouey Falang multilanguage for WordPress, published on 8 Aug 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Falang multilanguage for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on several functions in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.52. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to update and delete translations and expose the administrator email address.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-6869?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Faboba Falang.
How do I fix CVE-2024-6869?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-6869 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-2024-6869 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-6869 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-v69c-3f9p-xq6p.