CVE-2024-9706

Ultimate Coming Soon & Maintenance <= 1.0.9 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Template Activation

Description

The Ultimate Coming Soon & Maintenance plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the ucsm_activate_lite_template_lite function in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.9. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change the template used for the coming soon / maintenance page.

References

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https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a535eb7f-5ec7-4b3b-b46f-4f09434d04b6?source=cve
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ultimate-coming-soon/trunk/backend/tabs-content/templates/frontend-part/display-template.php#L105

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-9706?: CVE-2024-9706 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2024-9706?: To fix CVE-2024-9706, 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-2024-9706 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2024-9706 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-2024-9706?: CVE-2024-9706 affects rstheme2017 Ultimate Coming Soon & Maintenance.

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Description

Category

CWE-862 – Missing Authorization

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Frequently Asked Questions