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CVE-2024-56236: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

The Hestia Nginx Cache plugin for WordPress contains a Missing Authorization vulnerability (CVE-2024-56236) that affects versions up to and including 2.4.0. The vulnerability was discovered by Marek Mikita and publicly disclosed on December 30, 2024. This security issue allows unauthenticated attackers to purge cache due to a missing capability check on the purge() function (WPScan, Patchstack).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as CWE-862 (Missing Authorization) with a CVSS v3.1 score of 4.3 (Medium) and vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N. The security issue stems from a missing capability check in the purge() function, which allows unauthorized access to cache purging functionality (Patchstack).

Impact

The vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to purge the cache of websites running the affected versions of the Hestia Nginx Cache plugin. This could potentially impact website performance and resource utilization (WPScan).

Mitigation and workarounds

The vulnerability has been fixed in version 2.4.1 of the Hestia Nginx Cache plugin. Website administrators are advised to update to this version or later to resolve the security issue (WPScan).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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