CVE-2024-5326
The Post Grid Gutenberg Blocks and WordPress Blog Plugin – PostX plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'postx_presets_callback' function in all versions up to, and including,…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.43%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The Post Grid Gutenberg Blocks and WordPress Blog Plugin – PostX plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'postx_presets_callback' function in all versions up to, and including, 4.1.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-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
- 1.43% probability · 71th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-862
- Source
- security@wordfence.com
References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ultimate-post/trunk/classes/Styles.php#L160
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ultimate-post/trunk/classes/Styles.php#L177
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3093815/
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/07a3db33-3787-4b63-835d-8e3026206842?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ultimate-post/trunk/classes/Styles.php#L160
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ultimate-post/trunk/classes/Styles.php#L177
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3093815/
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/07a3db33-3787-4b63-835d-8e3026206842?source=cve
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.