CVE-2024-12253

Simple Ecommerce Shopping Cart Plugin- Sell products through Paypal <= 3.1.2 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Settings Update / Data Access

Description

The Simple Ecommerce Shopping Cart Plugin- Sell products through Paypal plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on the 'save_settings', 'export_csv', and 'simpleecommcart-action' actions in all versions up to, and including, 3.1.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to update the plugins settings and retrieve order and log data (which is also accessible to unauthenticated users).

Category

5.4
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.06%
Affected: nshowketgmailcom Simple Ecommerce Shopping Cart Plugin- Sell products through Paypal
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-12253?
CVE-2024-12253 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2024-12253?
To fix CVE-2024-12253, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2024-12253 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2024-12253 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2024-12253?
CVE-2024-12253 affects nshowketgmailcom Simple Ecommerce Shopping Cart Plugin- Sell products through Paypal.
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