CVE-2024-3215: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

The Paid Memberships Pro WordPress plugin (versions up to 3.0.1) contains a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability identified as CVE-2024-3215. The vulnerability stems from missing or incorrect nonce validation in the pmpro_update_level_group_order() function, which was discovered and disclosed on April 15, 2024 (NVD).

Technical details

The vulnerability is caused by insufficient security controls in the pmpro_update_level_group_order() function, specifically the lack of proper nonce validation. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 4.3 (Medium) according to NVD's assessment, with a vector string of CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N. Wordfence has assigned a slightly higher CVSS score of 5.3 (Medium) with a vector string of CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N (NVD).

Impact

The vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to update order levels through forged requests if they can trick a site administrator into performing specific actions, such as clicking on a malicious link. This could potentially lead to unauthorized modifications of membership level ordering (NVD).

Exploitability

The vulnerability requires user interaction, specifically from a site administrator, to be exploited. An attacker needs to craft a malicious request and convince an administrator to interact with it. The attack can be executed remotely without requiring authentication (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

The vulnerability has been patched in version 3.0.2 of the Paid Memberships Pro plugin. Site administrators are advised to update to this version or later to protect against potential CSRF attacks (NVD).

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Source: This report was generated using AI

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