Booster Extension <= 1.2.0 - Basic Information Exposure via booster_extension_authorbox_shortcode_display
Strategic Overview
- Status
- Patched in 1.2.1
- Affected Plugin
- Booster Extension
- Affected Version
<= 1.2.0- CVSS
- 5.3Medium
- Weakness type
- CWE-862 · Missing Authorization
- CVE
CVE-2024-2109
At a glance
CVE-2024-2109 is a medium-severity Missing Authorization vulnerability in the Booster Extension WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 1.2.0. It carries a CVSS score of 5.3 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity). Exploitation requires no authentication. The issue is fixed in version 1.2.1; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed April 2024, reported by Krzysztof Zając.
Vulnerability Overview
The Booster Extension plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.0 via the 'booster_extension_authorbox_shortcode_display' function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract sensitive data including user emails
Technical Analysis
The vector marks this flaw as remotely reachable over the network, with low attack complexity — no special timing or configuration is needed, and no privileges on the target site, and no interaction from a victim user.
CWE-862: Missing Authorization
Booster Extension <= 1.2.0 carries this weakness at booster_extension_authorbox_shortcode_display, and reaching it takes a caller who can reach the endpoint. A missing authorization check means a function is reachable by anyone who can reach the endpoint, because the code never asks whether the caller is allowed to perform the action.
Any user who can reach the endpoint gets to run an action reserved for higher-privileged roles, from reading protected data to changing settings or content. For Booster Extension the fix is 1.2.1: builds <= 1.2.0 are affected, anything from 1.2.1 onward is not.
Remediation
Update to version 1.2.1, or a newer patched version
How does WordSec protect against this?
Because it turns on account access, WordSec's login security is the relevant layer: role-based two-factor, captcha and brute-force limits raise the cost of getting the account this needs. None of that substitutes for the fix: Booster Extension 1.2.1 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.
- Login Security
- Alerts
External References
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