CVE-2024-2538

low-risk
Published 2024-03-20

The Permalink Manager Lite plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'ajax_save_permalink' function in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.3.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with author access and above, to modify the permalinks of arbitrary posts.

Do I need to act?

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0.05% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 5.4/10 Medium
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Permalink Manager Lite

Affected Vendors

Permalink Manager Lite Project

References (6)

Exploit https://gist.github.com/Xib3rR4dAr/b1eec00e844932c6f2f30a63024b404e
Patch https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3052848#file35
Third Party Advisory https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/70cd028d-122d-4e3c-ac0...
Exploit https://gist.github.com/Xib3rR4dAr/b1eec00e844932c6f2f30a63024b404e
Patch https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3052848#file35
Third Party Advisory https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/70cd028d-122d-4e3c-ac0...
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low-risk
Severity 21/34 · High
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal