SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2024-5324

Multiple plugins for WordPress utilizing the XootiX Framework are vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'import_settings' function in various versions.

HIGH 8.8EPSS 1.51%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.51%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

Multiple plugins for WordPress utilizing the XootiX Framework are vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'import_settings' function in various versions. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to change arbitrary options on affected sites. This can be used to enable new user registration and set the default role for new users to Administrator.

CVSS 3.1
8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
1.51% probability · 73th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-862, CWE-863
Affected
xootix/login\/signup popup · xootix/otp login woocommerce \& gravity forms · xootix/side cart woocommerce · xootix/waitlist woocommerce
Source
security@wordfence.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.