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CVE-2024-12249:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The GS Insever Portfolio plugin for WordPress contains a vulnerability (CVE-2024-12249) related to unauthorized modification of data, discovered and disclosed on January 8, 2025. The vulnerability affects all versions up to and including 1.4.5 of the plugin. This security issue stems from a missing capability check in the save_settings() function (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified with 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 security flaw is categorized as CWE-862 (Missing Authorization), allowing authenticated users with Subscriber-level access or higher to modify the plugin's CSS settings without proper authorization (Wordfence).
Impact
The vulnerability enables authenticated attackers with Subscriber-level access or above to update the plugin's CSS settings without proper authorization. This could lead to unauthorized modification of the website's appearance and potentially affect the visual presentation of content (NVD).
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Source: This report was generated using AI
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