Meta Box – WordPress Custom Fields Framework <= 5.9.10 - Missing Authorization to Information Exposure

4.3
Missing Authorization
CVE CVE-2024-43235
CVSS 4.3 (Medium)
Publicly Published August 9, 2024
Last Updated August 13, 2024
Researcher Rafie Muhammad - Patchstack

Description

The Meta Box – WordPress Custom Fields Framework plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the query function called via 'ajax_get_posts' in versions up to, and including, 5.9.10. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to view arbitrary posts.

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Vulnerability Details for Meta Box – WordPress Custom Fields Framework

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug meta-box (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 5.9.11, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • <= 5.9.10
Patched Version
  • 5.9.11

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