WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities

Custom Query Blocks < 5.3.0 - Missing Authorization via REST Routes

Description

The Custom Query Blocks plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on several REST API in versions up to, and including, 5.2.0. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to retrieve post data.

Affects Plugins

Plugin icon
post-type-archive-mapping
Fixed in 5.3.0

References

CVE
CVE-2024-38794
URL
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/16fd140b-c976-4425-8ac5-a524b8cf1a42

Classification

Type
NO AUTHORISATION
OWASP top 10
A5: Broken Access Control
CWE
CWE-862
CVSS
5.3 (medium)

Miscellaneous

Original Researcher
Joshua Chan
Verified
No
WPVDB ID
6097939f-7bf8-49c3-aac4-d25d08f949da

Timeline

Publicly Published
2024-07-22 (about 1 year ago)
Added
2024-08-01 (about 1 year ago)
Last Updated
2024-08-01 (about 1 year ago)

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