WP LinkedIn Auto Publish <= 8.11 - Missing Authorization

2024-04-22 00:00

Abdi Pranata

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 8.12

Affected PluginWP LinkedIn Auto Publish

Affected Version<= 8.11

CVSS4.3Medium

CVECVE-2024-32797

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Vulnerability Overview

The WP LinkedIn Auto Publish plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the wp_linkedin_autopublish_delete_all_linkedin_settings() function in versions up to, and including, 8.11. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to reset the plugin's settings.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 8.12, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization) The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-32797 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/0c1c8310-76c3-4505-9504-993e594804a4

CVSS Vector

4.3

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityNone

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