PT-2024-15848 · WordPress · Comments Extra Fields For Post

Francesco Carlucci · Published 2024-03-13 · Updated 2025-03-11 · CVE-2024-0829

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

4.3

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions The Comments Extra Fields For Post,Pages and CPT plugin for WordPress versions up to, and including, 5.0

Description The issue is related to missing or incorrect capability checks on several ajax actions, which allows authenticated attackers with subscriber access or higher to invoke those actions, potentially modifying comment form fields and updating plugin settings.

Recommendations For versions up to, and including, 5.0, update to a version that includes the necessary capability checks to prevent unauthorized access to ajax actions. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the plugin's settings and comment form fields to prevent potential modifications by authenticated attackers.

Fix

Missing Authorization

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-862

Related Identifiers

CVE-2024-0829

Affected Products

Comments Extra Fields For Post

References · 7

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-0829 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-0829 · Vendor Advisory
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=3040734%40wp-comment-fields%2Ftrunk&old=3039523%40wp-comment-fields%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail= · Patch
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-comment-fields/trunk/classes/admin.class.php · Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1767938570835345723 · Twitter Post
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/cc5754c2-a052-41ac-af19-7c4f55860f95?source=cve · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/114199 · Telegram Post