PT-2024-18261 · WordPress · Word Replacer Pro

Lucio Sá · Published 2024-03-15 · Updated 2024-03-17 · CVE-2024-1733

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.3

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Word Replacer Pro plugin for WordPress versions up to, and including, 1.0

Description The issue is related to a missing capability check on the word replacer ultra() function, allowing unauthenticated attackers to update arbitrary content on the affected WordPress site.

Recommendations For versions up to, and including, 1.0, consider disabling the word replacer ultra() function until a patch is available to prevent unauthorized modification of data.

Fix

Missing Authorization

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-862

Related Identifiers

CVE-2024-1733

Affected Products

Word Replacer Pro

References · 7

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-1733 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-1733 · Security Note
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1768950048883200504 · Twitter Post
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1da53718-c2a2-45d0-ad43-daff3c68342d?source=cve · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/74022 · Telegram Post
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/word-replacer-ultra/trunk/inc/word-replacer-ultra-ajax.php#L16 · Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1768877984566391180 · Twitter Post