CVE-2024-4788
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.
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 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.
- 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
- woostify/boostify header footer builder for elementor
- Source
- security@wordfence.com
References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/boostify-header-footer-builder/trunk/inc/admin/class-admin.php#L280Patch
- 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=
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1090acfc-5b0c-478a-ac71-db54fdaefdf5?source=cvePatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/boostify-header-footer-builder/trunk/inc/admin/class-admin.php#L280Patch
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1090acfc-5b0c-478a-ac71-db54fdaefdf5?source=cvePatch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.