WP Quick Setup <= 2.0 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Plugin/Theme Installation

Missing Authorization
CVE CVE-2024-52429
CVSS High (8.8)
Publicly Published November 15, 2024
Last Updated November 21, 2024
Researcher Kévin Mosbahi (Mika)
Description

The WP Quick Setup plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized plugin and theme installation due to a missing capability check on a function in all versions up to, and including, 2.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to install arbitrary plugins and themes which can be leveraged to achieve remote code execution.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug wp-quick-setup (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? No
Affected Version
  • <= 2.0
Patched Version
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