CVE-2024-9697

Social Rocket – Social Sharing Plugin <= 1.3.4 - Missing Authorization to Settings Update

Description

The Social Rocket – Social Sharing Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the tweet_settings_save() and tweet_settings_update() functions in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.4. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to update the plugin's settings.

Category

5.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.06%
Third-Party Advisory wordfence.com
Affected: socialrocket Social Rocket – Social Sharing Plugin
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/168dd2d4-bffb-4187-afc7-02fef8cb51a7?source=cve third party advisory
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/social-rocket/trunk/admin/includes/class-social-rocket-admin.php#L5501 product
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/social-rocket/trunk/admin/includes/class-social-rocket-admin.php#L39 product
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/social-rocket/trunk/admin/includes/class-social-rocket-admin.php#L5531 product

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-9697?
CVE-2024-9697 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2024-9697?
To fix CVE-2024-9697, 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-2024-9697 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2024-9697 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-2024-9697?
CVE-2024-9697 affects socialrocket Social Rocket – Social Sharing Plugin.
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