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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2024-10092
CVE-2024-10092:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The Download Monitor plugin for WordPress contains a missing authorization vulnerability (CVE-2024-10092) affecting all versions up to and including 5.0.12. The vulnerability was discovered by Trương Hữu Phúc (truonghuuphuc) and was publicly disclosed on October 25, 2024 (WPScan, NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability stems from a missing capability check in the ajaxhandleapikeyactions function. It has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 4.3 (Medium) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N. The issue is classified as CWE-862 (Missing Authorization) (Wordfence).
Impact
This vulnerability allows authenticated attackers with Subscriber-level access or higher to manipulate API keys by revoking existing ones and generating new ones without proper authorization (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been patched in version 5.0.13 of the Download Monitor plugin. Users are advised to update to this version or later to mitigate the security risk (WPScan).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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