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CVE-2024-8123 The Ultimate WordPress Toolkit – WP Extended <= 3.0.8 - Insecure Direct Object Reference

Medium 5.4 Published Updated

Authenticated attackers can duplicate posts from other authors, including admins, potentially revealing password-protected content due to missing validation.

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-2024-8123?

CVE-2024-8123 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in wpextended The Ultimate WordPress Toolkit – WP Extended, published on 4 Sep 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The The Ultimate WordPress Toolkit – WP Extended plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 3.0.8 via the duplicate_post function due to missing validation on a user controlled key. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to duplicate posts written by other authors including admins. This includes the ability to duplicate password-protected posts, which reveals their contents.

Weakness: CWE-639

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-8123?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Wpextended Wp Extended.

How do I fix CVE-2024-8123?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-8123 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-2024-8123 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-8123 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-3gj6-5jx3-784r.

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