Vulnerability · Published Feb 5, 2024 · Assigned by Wordfence

CVE-2024-0366Starbox – the Author Box for Humans <= 3.4.7 - Insecure Direct Object Reference

Medium 4.3

In plain English

A medium-severity improper access control in Starbox – the Author Box for Humans from cifi. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 47% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 52.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

The Starbox – the Author Box for Humans plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 3.4.7 via the action function due to missing validation on a user controlled key. This makes it possible for subscribers to view plugin preferences and potentially other user settings.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
cifi Starbox – the Author Box for Humans 0 – through 3.4.7

Weakness: CWE-284 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

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