CVE-2024-4199

Bulk Posts Editing For WordPress <= 4.2.3 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Missing Authorization

Severity Score

4.3

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

Track

*SSVC

Descriptions

The Bulk Posts Editing For WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of functionality due to a missing capability check on the plugin's AJAX actions in all versions up to, and including, 4.2.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber access and higher, to invoke their corresponding functions. This may lead to post creation and duplication, post content retrieval, post taxonomy manipulation.

El complemento Bulk Posts Editing For WordPress para WordPress es vulnerable al acceso no autorizado a la funcionalidad debido a una falta de verificación de capacidad en las acciones AJAX del complemento en todas las versiones hasta la 4.2.3 incluida. Esto hace posible que los atacantes autenticados, con acceso de suscriptor y superior, invoquen sus funciones correspondientes. Esto puede llevar a la creación y duplicación de publicaciones, recuperación de contenido de publicaciones y manipulación de taxonomía de publicaciones.

*Credits: Benedictus Jovan

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

Single

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Partial

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:Track

Exploitation

None

Automatable

Tech. Impact

Partial

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2024-04-25 CVE Reserved
2024-05-14 CVE Published
2024-08-01 CVE Updated
2024-12-17 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-862: Missing Authorization

CAPEC

References (2)

URL	Tag	Source
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=3085134%40ithemeland-bulk-posts-editing-lite%2Ftrunk&old=2946926%40ithemeland-bulk-posts-editing-lite%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/683131a0-eec3-4251-b322-5c2088855687?source=cve

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Ithemelandco Search vendor "Ithemelandco"		Bulk Posts Editing For WordPress Search vendor "Ithemelandco" for product "Bulk Posts Editing For WordPress"				<= 4.2.3 Search vendor "Ithemelandco" for product "Bulk Posts Editing For WordPress" and version " <= 4.2.3"		en		Affected