Permalink Manager <= 2.4.3.1 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated(Author+) Arbitrary Post Slug Modification

Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
CVE CVE-2024-2538
CVSS Medium (5.4)
Publicly Published March 18, 2024
Last Updated March 20, 2024
Researcher Muhammad Zeeshan (Xib3rR4dAr)
Description

The Permalink Manager Lite plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'ajax_save_permalink' function in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.3.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with author access and above, to modify the permalinks of arbitrary posts.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug permalink-manager (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 2.4.3.1
Patched Version
  • 2.4.3.2
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