Passwords Manager <= 1.4.8 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Add Password + Update Encryption Key

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
CVE CVE-2024-12614
CVSS High (7.5)
Publicly Published January 15, 2025
Last Updated January 16, 2025
Researcher Lucio Sá
Description

The Passwords Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'pms_save_setting' and 'post_new_pass' AJAX actions in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.8. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to update the plugins settings and add passwords.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug passwords-manager (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 1.4.8
Patched Version
  • 1.5.1
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