CVE-2024-8430 Spice Starter Sites <= 1.2.5 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Demo Content Import
Unauthenticated attackers can import demo content due to a missing capability check in the Spice Starter Sites 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-2024-8430?
CVE-2024-8430 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in spicethemes Spice Starter Sites, published on 1 Oct 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Spice Starter Sites plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the spice_starter_sites_importer_creater function in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.5. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to import demo content.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-8430?
How do I fix CVE-2024-8430?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-8430 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-2024-8430 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-8430 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jm63-gfmj-678f.