CVE-2024-1955
The Hide Dashboard Notifications plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'warning_notices_settings' function in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.34%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The Hide Dashboard Notifications plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'warning_notices_settings' function in all versions up to, and including, 1.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor access and above, to modify the plugin's settings.
- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.34% probability · 28th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-862
- Affected
- wprepublic/hide dashboard notifications
- Source
- security@wordfence.com
References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-hide-backed-notices/tags/1.3/admin/class-wp-hide-backed-notices-admin.phpProduct
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3104675%40wp-hide-backed-notices&new=3104675%40wp-hide-backed-notices&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=Product
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d4655236-7dfe-40ae-9d0c-6eacc59af13d?source=cveThird Party Advisory
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-hide-backed-notices/tags/1.3/admin/class-wp-hide-backed-notices-admin.phpProduct
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3104675%40wp-hide-backed-notices&new=3104675%40wp-hide-backed-notices&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=Product
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d4655236-7dfe-40ae-9d0c-6eacc59af13d?source=cveThird Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.