CVE-2024-4037

WP Photo Album Plus <= 8.7.02.003 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution

Description

The WP Photo Album Plus plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution in all versions up to, and including, 8.7.02.003. This is due to the plugin allowing unauthenticated users to execute an action that does not properly validate a value before running do_shortcode. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary shortcodes.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 2.04% Top 20%
Third-Party Advisory wordfence.com
Affected: opajaap WP Photo Album Plus
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/3d6b95ee-0a0d-49f7-83b1-4716eec3b863?source=cve third party advisory
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-photo-album-plus/trunk/wppa-ajax.php#L1138 product
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3079831%40wp-photo-album-plus&new=3079831%40wp-photo-album-plus&sfp_email=&sfph_mail= patch
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3078746%40wp-photo-album-plus&new=3078746%40wp-photo-album-plus&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=#file3 patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-4037?
CVE-2024-4037 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2024-4037?
To fix CVE-2024-4037, 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-2024-4037 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2024-4037 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2024-4037?
CVE-2024-4037 affects opajaap WP Photo Album Plus.
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