PT-2024-38310 · WordPress · Geo Controller

Lucio Sá · Published 2024-09-05 · Updated 2024-09-06 · CVE-2024-7380

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 Geo Controller plugin for WordPress versions up to, and including, 8.6.9

Description The issue arises from missing capability checks on the ajax geolocate menu and ajax geolocate remove menu functions, allowing authenticated attackers with Subscriber-level access and above to create or delete WordPress menus. This affects all versions of the Geo Controller plugin up to, and including, 8.6.9.

Recommendations For versions up to, and including, 8.6.9, consider disabling the ajax geolocate menu and ajax geolocate remove menu functions until a patch is available to prevent unauthorized menu creation and deletion. 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-2024-7380

Affected Products

Geo Controller

References · 11

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-7380 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-7380 · Security Note
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/cf-geoplugin/tags/8.6.9/inc/classes/Menus.php#L519 · Note
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/280e1b4d-08be-4e77-abcb-5f9079111595?source=cve · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/93292 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/93518 · Telegram Post
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/cf-geoplugin/tags/8.6.9/inc/classes/Menus.php#L606 · Note
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3156125%40cf-geoplugin&new=3156125%40cf-geoplugin&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=#file503 · Note
• https://t.me/cvedetector/4899 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1831671871470711070 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1831652064629243954 · Twitter Post