4.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2024-10786
"WordPress Simple Local Avatars Missing Capability Check Remote Code Execution"
Description

The Simple Local Avatars plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of datadue to a missing capability check on the sla_clear_user_cache function in all versions up to, and including, 2.7.11. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to clear user caches.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 16, 2024, 3:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 18, 2024, 5:11 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

1.4

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

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No affected product recoded yet

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-10786 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Nov. 16, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description The Simple Local Avatars plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of datadue to a missing capability check on the sla_clear_user_cache function in all versions up to, and including, 2.7.11. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to clear user caches.
    Added Reference Wordfence https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e2619d50-e295-4e13-91d4-f998b8aa5be4?source=cve [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Wordfence https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/simple-local-avatars/tags/2.7.11/includes/class-simple-local-avatars.php#L1374 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Wordfence https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3186674/simple-local-avatars/tags/2.8.0/includes/class-simple-local-avatars.php [No types assigned]
    Added CWE Wordfence CWE-862
    Added CVSS V3.1 Wordfence AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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