PT-2024-37295 · WordPress · Wp Accessibility Helper

Lucio Sá · Published 2024-08-28 · Updated 2024-10-04 · CVE-2024-5987

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.4

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: WP Accessibility Helper plugin versions prior to 0.6.2.8

Description: The issue allows authenticated attackers with Subscriber-level access and above to edit or delete contrast settings due to a missing capability check on the save contrast variations and save empty contrast variations functions.

Recommendations: For versions prior to 0.6.2.8, as a temporary workaround, consider disabling the save contrast variations and save empty contrast variations functions until a patch is available. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Missing Authorization

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-862

Related Identifiers

CVE-2024-5987

Affected Products

Wp Accessibility Helper

References · 8

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-5987 · Security Note
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3117664%40wp-accessibility-helper&new=3117664%40wp-accessibility-helper&sfp_email=&sfph_mail= · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-5987 · Vendor Advisory
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d3beee75-0480-4504-a177-45f8cd32cf36?source=cve · Note
• https://twitter.com/CVESource/status/1829121998103929048 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1829034121131069912 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cvedetector/4380 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1829151078761238607 · Twitter Post