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CVE-2024-52485: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

The WP Menu Image plugin for WordPress contains a Missing Authorization vulnerability (CVE-2024-52485) that affects all versions up to and including 2.2. The vulnerability was discovered and reported on December 16, 2024, and published by Patchstack on December 18, 2024 (Patchstack Database).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as a Missing Authorization (CWE-862) issue with a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 6.5 (Medium), with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L. The vulnerability stems from incorrectly configured access control security levels, allowing unauthorized access to certain functions (NVD).

Impact

The vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels, potentially leading to unauthorized modifications of data and compromised system integrity (Patchstack Database).

Mitigation and workarounds

Users are advised to update to version 2.3 or later to resolve the vulnerability. Patchstack has issued a virtual patch to mitigate this issue by blocking potential attacks until users can update to a fixed version (Patchstack Database).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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