CVE-2024-9626 Missing authorization in Editorial Assistant by Sovrn
Authenticated subscribers can upload files and set post featured images due to missing capability checks in the Editorial Assistant 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-2024-9626?
CVE-2024-9626 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in zemanta Editorial Assistant by Sovrn, published on 26 Oct 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Editorial Assistant by Sovrn plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'ajax_zemanta_set_featured_image' function in versions up to, and including, 1.3.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to upload attachment files (such as jpg, png, txt, zip), and set the post featured image.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-9626?
How do I fix CVE-2024-9626?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-9626 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-2024-9626 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-9626 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qpm9-f59m-7rqv.