PT-2024-18370 · WordPress · Disable Json Api

Lucio Sá · Published 2024-02-28 · Updated 2025-01-27 · CVE-2024-1861

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 Disable Json API, Login Lockdown, XMLRPC, Pingback, Stop User Enumeration Anti Hacker Scan plugin for WordPress versions up to, and including, 4.52

Description The issue is related to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the antihacker truncate scan table() function. This allows authenticated attackers with subscriber-level access and above to truncate the scan table.

Recommendations For versions up to, and including, 4.52, consider disabling the antihacker truncate scan table() function until a patch is available to prevent unauthorized modification of data. Restrict access to the plugin's functionality to minimize the risk of exploitation, especially for users with subscriber-level access and above.

Fix

Missing Authorization

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-862

Related Identifiers

CVE-2024-1861

Affected Products

Disable Json Api

References · 8

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-1861 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-1861 · Security Note
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3040447%40antihacker&new=3040447%40antihacker&sfp_email=&sfph_mail= · Patch
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b80c8888-e8d6-4458-ae93-8e4182060590?source=cve · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/108701 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1762847259639632035 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1762803689234792647 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/72540 · Telegram Post