CVE-2024-8123: The Ultimate WordPress Toolkit – WP Extended <= 3.0.8 - Insecure Direct Object Reference
First published: Wed Sep 04 2024(Updated: )
The The Ultimate WordPress Toolkit – WP Extended plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 3.0.8 via the duplicate_post function due to missing validation on a user controlled key. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to duplicate posts written by other authors including admins. This includes the ability to duplicate password-protected posts, which reveals their contents.
Credit: security@wordfence.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Wpextended Wp Extended Wordpress | <3.0.9 |
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Reference Links
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b1e421fb-4839-4e2d-911f-e2fa8c756744?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpextended/trunk/includes/modules/core_extensions/wpext_duplicator/wpext_duplicator.php#L48
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=3145430%40wpextended%2Ftrunk&old=3134345%40wpextended%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
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