CVE-2024-7429 Zotpress <= 7.3.12 - Missing Authorization
Authenticated attackers with Contributor access can reset Zotpress plugin settings due to missing capability checks.
- 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-2024-7429?
CVE-2024-7429 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in kseaborn Zotpress, published on 5 Nov 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Zotpress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the Zotpress_process_accounts_AJAX function in all versions up to, and including, 7.3.12. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to reset the plugin's settings.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-7429?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Katieseaborn Zotpress.
How do I fix CVE-2024-7429?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-7429 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-2024-7429 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-7429 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in kseaborn Zotpress
Sources
Also known as GHSA-39g2-28q4-qh2q.