CVE-2024-24850

WordPress Quicksand Post Filter jQuery plugin <= 3.1.1 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Severity Score

5.3

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

Track

*SSVC

Descriptions

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Mark Stockton Quicksand Post Filter jQuery Plugin.This issue affects Quicksand Post Filter jQuery Plugin: from n/a through 3.1.1.

Vulnerabilidad de autorización faltante en Mark Stockton Quicksand Post Filter jQuery Plugin. Este problema afecta al complemento jQuery Quicksand Post Filter: desde n/a hasta 3.1.1.

The Quicksand Post Filter jQuery Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized loss of data due to a missing capability check on the 'quicksand_admin_ajax' function in versions up to, and including, 3.1.1. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary site options.

*Credits: Mika (Patchstack Alliance)

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:Track

Exploitation

None

Automatable

Tech. Impact

Partial

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2024-01-31 CVE Reserved
2024-02-02 CVE Published
2024-08-01 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-862: Missing Authorization

CAPEC

References (1)

URL	Tag	Source
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/quicksand-jquery-post-filter/wordpress-quicksand-post-filter-jquery-plugin-3-1-1-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve	Vdb Entry

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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Quicksand Jquery Post Filter Search vendor "Quicksand Jquery Post Filter"		Quicksand Jquery Post Filter Search vendor "Quicksand Jquery Post Filter" for product "Quicksand Jquery Post Filter"				>= 0.0.0 <= 3.1.1 Search vendor "Quicksand Jquery Post Filter" for product "Quicksand Jquery Post Filter" and version " >= 0.0.0 <= 3.1.1"		en		Affected