CVE-2024-4788 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The Boostify Header Footer Builder for Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the create_bhf_post function in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to create pages or posts with arbitrary content.

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 0.00117.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Woostify	Boostify Header Footer Builder For Elementor

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:woostify:boostify_header_footer_builder_for_elementor:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/boostify-header-footer-builder/trunk/inc/admin/class-admin.php#L280
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1090acfc-5b0c-478a-ac71-db54fdaefdf5?source=cve

History

Tue, 15 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.00136}`	epss `{'score': 0.00115}`

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.00085}`	epss `{'score': 0.00136}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published: 2024-06-06T02:02:50.599Z

Updated: 2024-08-01T20:55:08.737Z

Reserved: 2024-05-10T20:21:54.265Z

Link: CVE-2024-4788

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-01T20:55:08.737Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2024-06-06T02:15:53.860

Modified: 2024-11-21T09:43:36.743

Link: CVE-2024-4788

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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