CVE-2024-9187 Read more By Adam <= 1.1.8 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Read More Button Deletion
Authenticated subscribers can delete read more buttons due to missing capability checks in the Read more By Adam WordPress 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-2024-9187?
CVE-2024-9187 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in adamskaat Read more By Adam, published on 12 Oct 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Read more By Adam plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized loss of data due to a missing capability check on the deleteRm() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.8. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to delete read more buttons.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-9187?
How do I fix CVE-2024-9187?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-9187 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-2024-9187 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-9187 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hpxj-p7f4-g2gg.