EmbedPress <= 3.9.8 - Missing Authorization via handle_calendly_data

Missing Authorization

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

CVE	CVE-2024-31284
CVSS	Medium (5.3)
Publicly Published	April 5, 2024
Last Updated	April 11, 2024
Researcher	Majed Refaea

Description

The EmbedPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on the handle_calendly_data() function in versions up to, and including, 3.9.8. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update calendly settings.

References

www.wordfence.com

1 affected software package

Software Type	Plugin
Software Slug	embedpress (view on wordpress.org)
Patched?	Yes
Affected Version	<= 3.9.8
Patched Version	3.9.9

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