Medium severity · published Sep 6, 2024
CVE-2024-8427
Frontend Post Submission Manager Lite – Frontend Posting WordPress Plugin <= 1.2.2 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Settings Update
4.3
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The Frontend Post Submission Manager Lite – Frontend Posting WordPress Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the save_global_settings and process_form_edit functions in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to update the plugin's settings and forms.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 25% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FP
Frontend Post Submission Manager Lite – Frontend Posting WordPress Plugin · wpshuffle
through 1.2.2 · source: vendor
FP
Frontend Post Submission Manager · Wpshuffle
before 1.2.3 · source: NVD
Affected product
FP
Frontend Post Submission Manager Lite – Frontend Posting WordPress Plugin
wpshuffle
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-8427
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-8427
Product
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/frontend-post-submission-manager-lite/tags/1.2.2/includes/classes/admin/class-fpsml-ajax-admin.php#L25
Patch
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3147218/frontend-post-submission-manager-lite/trunk/includes/classes/admin/class-fpsml-ajax-admin.php
Third Party Advisory
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e84b68b6-1ce8-45fb-823f-a61158aa4d21?source=cve
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