CVE-2024-9685 Notification for Telegram <= 3.3.1 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Send Telegram Test Message
Authenticated subscribers can send unauthorized Telegram test messages due to missing capability checks in the Notification for Telegram 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-2024-9685?
CVE-2024-9685 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in rainafarai Notification for Telegram, published on 10 Oct 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Notification for Telegram plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized test message sending due to a missing capability check on the 'nftb_test_action' function in versions up to, and including, 3.3.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to send a test message via the Telegram Bot API to all users configured in the settings.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-9685?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Andreamarinucci Notification for Telegram.
How do I fix CVE-2024-9685?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-9685 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-2024-9685 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-9685 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5qr8-j5cm-m7fj.