Vulnerability · Published Oct 11, 2024 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2024-9586Linkz.ai <= 1.1.8 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Plugin Settings Update
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity missing authorization in Linkz.ai – Automatic link previews on hover from vittor1o. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 39% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 61.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The Linkz.ai plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'check_auth' and 'check_logout' functions in versions up to, and including, 1.1.8. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update plugin settings.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| vittor1o | Linkz.ai – Automatic link previews on hover | 0 – through 1.1.8 |
Weakness: CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b4b4ca5b-c806-4b68-acb8-6b63d6ca5728?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/linkz-ai/tags/1.1.8/init.php#L142
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/linkz-ai/tags/1.1.8/init.php#L159
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3168515%40linkz-ai&new=3168515%40linkz-ai&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=#file2