Vulnerability · Published Dec 4, 2024 · Assigned by Wordfence

CVE-2024-10664Knowledge Base documentation & wiki plugin – BasePress Docs <= 2.16.3.3 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Database Update

Medium 4.3

In plain English

A medium-severity missing authorization in Knowledge Base documentation & wiki plugin – BasePress Docs from codesavory. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 20% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 80.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

The Knowledge Base documentation & wiki plugin – BasePress Docs plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the basepress_db_posts_update() function in all versions up to, and including, 2.16.3.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to update the database.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
codesavory Knowledge Base documentation & wiki plugin – BasePress Docs 0 – through 2.16.3.3

Weakness: CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

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