Vulnerability · Published Mar 13, 2024 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2024-0829Comments Extra Fields For Post,Pages and CPT <= 5.0 - Missing Authorization
Medium 4.3
In plain English
A medium-severity missing authorization in Comments Extra Fields For Post,Pages and CPT from nmedia. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 45% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The Comments Extra Fields For Post,Pages and CPT plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in all versions up to, and including, 5.0. This is due to missing or incorrect capability checks on several ajax actions. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber access or higher, to invoke those actions. As a result, they may modify comment form fields and update plugin settings.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| nmedia | Comments Extra Fields For Post,Pages and CPT | 0 – through 5.0 |
Weakness: CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/cc5754c2-a052-41ac-af19-7c4f55860f95?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-comment-fields/trunk/classes/admin.class.php
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=3040734%40wp-comment-fields%2Ftrunk&old=3039523%40wp-comment-fields%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=