Vulnerability · Published Jan 15, 2025 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2024-11848NitroPack <= 1.17.0 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Limited Options Update
High 8.1
In plain English
A high-severity missing authorization in NitroPack – Performance, Page Speed & Cache Plugin for Core Web Vitals, CDN & Image Optimization from nitropack. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.7% (higher than 53% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code.
Official description
The NitroPack plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'nitropack_dismiss_notice_forever' AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 1.17.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to update arbitrary options to a fixed value of '1' which can activate certain options (e.g., enable user registration) or modify certain options in a way that leads to a denial of service condition.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| nitropack | NitroPack – Performance, Page Speed & Cache Plugin for Core Web Vitals, CDN & Image Optimization | 0 – through 1.17.0 |
Weakness: CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H