CVE-2024-1649 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The Categorify plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the categorifyAjaxDeleteCategory function in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.7.4. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to delete categories.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00102.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Frenify	Categorify

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:frenify:categorify:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2024-17385	The Categorify plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the categorifyAjaxDeleteCategory function in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.7.4. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to delete categories.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3034410/categorify
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c63ddc62-a4f1-4da4-a65e-4573369d6c30?source=cve

History

Tue, 07 Jan 2025 15:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Frenify Frenify categorify
Weaknesses		CWE-862
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:frenify:categorify::::::wordpress::*
Vendors & Products		Frenify Frenify categorify

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published: 2024-02-27T11:05:10.127Z

Updated: 2024-08-01T18:48:21.797Z

Reserved: 2024-02-19T23:32:17.950Z

Link: CVE-2024-1649

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-01T18:48:21.797Z

NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-02-27T11:15:08.133

Modified: 2025-01-07T14:36:30.327

Link: CVE-2024-1649

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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