The Image Alt Text plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data| due to a missing capability check on the iat_add_alt_txt_action and iat_update_alt_txt_action AJAX actions in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to update the alt text on arbitrary images.
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Solution

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History

Fri, 29 Nov 2024 16:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 28 Nov 2024 06:15:00 +0000

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Description The Image Alt Text plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data| due to a missing capability check on the iat_add_alt_txt_action and iat_update_alt_txt_action AJAX actions in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to update the alt text on arbitrary images.
Title Image Alt Text <= 2.0.0 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Image Alt Text Update
Weaknesses CWE-862
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2024-11-29T15:51:39.414Z

Reserved: 2024-11-27T17:50:20.671Z

Link: CVE-2024-11918

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-11-29T15:51:35.077Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2024-11-28T06:15:08.347

Modified: 2024-11-28T06:15:08.347

Link: CVE-2024-11918

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2025-07-12T23:06:31Z