PT-2024-37815 · WordPress · Sync Post With Other Site

Lucio Sá · Published 2024-08-03 · Updated 2024-08-05 · CVE-2024-6709

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 Sync Post With Other Site plugin for WordPress versions up to, and including, 1.6

Description The issue allows authenticated attackers with Subscriber-level access and above to create new draft posts and update existing posts due to a missing capability check on the sps add update post function. This enables unauthorized modification of data.

Recommendations For versions up to, and including, 1.6, consider disabling the sps add update post function until a patch is available to prevent unauthorized data modification. Restrict access to post creation and update features to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Missing Authorization

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-862

Related Identifiers

CVE-2024-6709

Affected Products

Sync Post With Other Site

References · 7

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-6709 · Vendor Advisory
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3128945 · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-6709 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/88766 · Telegram Post
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/sync-post-with-other-site/trunk/includes/sps_sync.class.php#L231 · Note
• https://t.me/cvedetector/2391 · Telegram Post
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/3d97eee1-0f72-4dd3-998a-acb454fa5e8a?source=cve · Note