Vulnerability · Published Jun 6, 2024 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2024-4788Boostify Header Footer Builder for Elementor <= 1.3.5 - Missing Authorization to Page/Post Creation
Medium 4.3
In plain English
A medium-severity missing authorization in Boostify Header Footer Builder for Elementor from duongancol. 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).
Official description
The Boostify Header Footer Builder for Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the create_bhf_post function in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.5. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to create pages or posts with arbitrary content.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| duongancol | Boostify Header Footer Builder for Elementor | 0 – through 1.3.5 |
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/1090acfc-5b0c-478a-ac71-db54fdaefdf5?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/boostify-header-footer-builder/trunk/inc/admin/class-admin.php#L280
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3108382%40boostify-header-footer-builder&new=3108382%40boostify-header-footer-builder&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=