Notibar <= 2.1.4 - Missing Authorization via ajax_install_plugin

Missing Authorization
CVE CVE-2024-54269
CVSS Medium (4.3)
Publicly Published December 11, 2024
Last Updated December 19, 2024
Researcher Jingle Bells
Description

The Notibar plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized plugin activation due to a missing capability check on the ajax_install_plugin() function in versions up to, and including, 2.1.4. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to activate a pre-defined plugin.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug notibar (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 2.1.4
Patched Version
  • 2.1.5
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