CVE-2024-9587

Linkz.ai <= 1.1.8 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Plugin Settings Update via AJAX

CVSS 5.4 MEDIUMEPSS 0.4%CWE-862

Vexday Risk Score

13Low

SSVC decision (CISA)

Track

No exploitation signal → monitor

CVSS 5.4EPSS 0.4%KEV nãoPoC —Nuclei —Metasploit —Patch —

Lifecycle

11 Oct 2024Published on NVD

Recommendation: Monitor — no exploitation signal at the moment.

The Linkz.ai plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'ajax_linkz' function in versions up to, and including, 1.1.8. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level privileges or above, to update plugin settings.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

Affected products

vittor1o · Linkz.ai – Automatic link previews on hover

References

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/linkz-ai/tags/1.1.8/init.php#L252 https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3168515%40linkz-ai&new=3168515%40linkz-ai&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=#file2 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b1faa178-e4b1-4d2e-85f1-b852fbf3ab17?source=cve