Just Custom Fields <= 3.3.2 - Missing Authorization via AJAX actions

Missing Authorization
CVE CVE-2024-6167
CVSS Medium (4.3)
Publicly Published July 8, 2024
Last Updated August 22, 2024
Researcher Francesco Carlucci
Description

The Just Custom Fields plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of functionality due to a missing capability check on several AJAX functions in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to invoke this functionality intended for admin users. This enables subscribers to manage field groups, change visibility of items among other things.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug just-custom-fields (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? No
Affected Version
  • <= 3.3.2
Patched Version
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