Cloud Vulnerability DB
A community-led vulnerabilities database
Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2024-6168
CVE-2024-6168:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The Just Custom Fields plugin for WordPress contains a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability affecting all versions up to and including 3.3.2. The vulnerability was discovered and disclosed on July 8, 2024, and was assigned CVE-2024-6168 (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability stems from missing or incorrect nonce validation on several AJAX functions. This security flaw has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 4.3 (Medium) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N (Wordfence).
Impact
The vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to invoke functionality intended for admin users through forged requests. When successfully exploited, it enables subscribers to manage field groups and change visibility of items, potentially compromising the site's content management integrity (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
The plugin has been closed as of July 8, 2024, due to this security issue and is no longer available for download from the WordPress plugin repository (WordPress).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
Related WordPress vulnerabilities:
Free Vulnerability Assessment
Benchmark your Cloud Security Posture
Evaluate your cloud security practices across 9 security domains to benchmark your risk level and identify gaps in your defenses.
Additional Wiz resources
Get a personalized demo
Ready to see Wiz in action?
"Best User Experience I have ever seen, provides full visibility to cloud workloads."
David EstlickCISO
"Wiz provides a single pane of glass to see what is going on in our cloud environments."
Adam FletcherChief Security Officer
"We know that if Wiz identifies something as critical, it actually is."
Greg PoniatowskiHead of Threat and Vulnerability Management