CVE-2024-21622

Craft CMS Privilege Escalation

Description

Craft is a content management system. This is a potential moderate impact, low complexity privilege escalation vulnerability in Craft starting in 3.x prior to 3.9.6 and 4.x prior to 4.4.16 with certain user permissions setups. This has been fixed in Craft 4.4.16 and Craft 3.9.6. Users should ensure they are running at least those versions.

Category

5.4
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.10%
Vendor Advisory github.com
Affected: craftcms cms
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/craftcms/cms/security/advisories/GHSA-j5g9-j7r4-6qvx vendor advisory
https://github.com/craftcms/cms/pull/13931 patch issue tracking
https://github.com/craftcms/cms/pull/13932 patch issue tracking
https://github.com/craftcms/cms/commit/76caf9af07d9964be0fd362772223be6a5f5b6aa patch
https://github.com/craftcms/cms/commit/be81eb653d633833f2ab22510794abb6bb9c0843 patch
https://github.com/craftcms/cms/blob/develop/CHANGELOG.md#4511---2023-11-16 release notes
https://github.com/craftcms/cms/blob/v3/CHANGELOG.md#396---2023-11-16 release notes

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-21622?
CVE-2024-21622 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2024-21622?
To fix CVE-2024-21622, 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-2024-21622 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2024-21622 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-2024-21622?
CVE-2024-21622 affects craftcms cms.
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