CVE-2024-8431 Missing authorization in Robo Gallery – Photo & Image Slider
Authenticated subscribers can retrieve private post titles due to missing capability checks in the Rbs Image Gallery 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-2024-8431?
CVE-2024-8431 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in robosoft Robo Gallery – Photo & Image Slider, published on 8 Oct 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Photo Gallery, Images, Slider in Rbs Image Gallery plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the ajaxGetGalleryJson() function in all versions up to, and including, 3.2.21. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to retrieve private post titles.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-8431?
How do I fix CVE-2024-8431?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-8431 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-2024-8431 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-8431 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r9m6-m627-3wfv.