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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2024-12542
CVE-2024-12542:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The linkID plugin for WordPress contains a vulnerability (CVE-2024-12542) discovered and disclosed on January 9, 2025. The vulnerability affects all versions up to and including 0.1.2, allowing unauthorized access to data due to a missing capability check when including the 'phpinfo' function. This security flaw exists regardless of whether the plugin is activated or not (NVD Database).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as CWE-862 (Missing Authorization) with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.6 (HIGH). The attack vector is characterized as network-accessible (AV:N) with low attack complexity (AC:L), requiring no privileges (PR:N) or user interaction (UI:N). The scope is changed (S:C) with high confidentiality impact (C:H) but no impact on integrity (I:N) or availability (A:N) (NVD Database).
Impact
When exploited, this vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to read configuration settings and predefined variables on the site's server. The high confidentiality impact rating indicates that sensitive information could be exposed through the phpinfo function (NVD Database).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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