CVE-2024-27191
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

The vulnerability (CVE-2024-27191) affects the Slivery Extender WordPress plugin versions up to 1.0.2. It is classified as an Improper Control of Generation of Code (Code Injection) vulnerability that allows for Remote Code Execution (RCE). The vulnerability was discovered by LVT-tholv2k and was publicly disclosed on February 26, 2024 (Patchstack).

Technical details

The vulnerability exists in the 'slider_theme_section' function of the Slivery Extender plugin, where improper control of code generation allows for code injection. The vulnerability has received a CVSS v3.1 score of 8.5 (HIGH) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H. The issue is tracked as CWE-94 (Improper Control of Generation of Code) (WPScan).

Impact

The vulnerability allows authenticated attackers with contributor-level access or higher to execute arbitrary code on the target server. This could potentially lead to complete server compromise and unauthorized access to the WordPress installation (Patchstack).

Exploitability

The vulnerability requires an authenticated user with contributor-level privileges to exploit. The attack complexity is considered high, but no user interaction is required once the attacker has the necessary access level (WPScan).

Mitigation and workarounds

Currently, there is no official fix available for this vulnerability. However, Patchstack has issued a virtual patch to mitigate the issue by blocking potential attacks until an official fix becomes available (Patchstack).

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