CVE-2024-7380 Geo Controller <= 8.7.3 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Menu Creation/Deletion
Authenticated subscribers can create or delete WordPress menus due to missing capability checks in the Geo Controller 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-2024-7380?
CVE-2024-7380 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in creativform Geo Controller, published on 5 Sep 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Geo Controller plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized menu creation/deletion due to missing capability checks on the ajax__geolocate_menu and ajax__geolocate_remove_menu functions in all versions up to, and including, 8.7.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to create or delete WordPress menus.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-7380?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Infinitumform Geo Controller.
How do I fix CVE-2024-7380?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-7380 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-2024-7380 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-7380 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in creativform Geo Controller
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hffc-gcjh-mj4f.