Vulnerability · Published May 22, 2024 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2024-3663WP Scraper <= 5.7 - Missing Authorization to Arbitrary Page/Post Creation
Medium 4.3
In plain English
A medium-severity missing authorization in WP Scraper from rico-macchi. 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 28% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 72.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The WP Scraper plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on the wp_scraper_multi_scrape_action() function in all versions up to, and including, 5.7. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to create arbitrary pages and posts.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| rico-macchi | WP Scraper | 0 – through 5.7 |
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/1a4bc52d-5771-4e7b-a394-772f2a5edbd7?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-scraper/trunk/wp-scraper.php#L1426
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3095663%40wp-scraper&new=3095663%40wp-scraper&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=