CVE-2024-2538

CVSS 3.1 Score 5.4 of 10 (medium)

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Published Mar 20, 2024

Summary

CVE-2024-2538 is a vulnerability affecting the Permalink Manager Lite plugin for WordPress versions up to and including 2.4.3.1. It allows authenticated attackers with author access or higher to modify the permalinks of arbitrary posts, due to a missing capability check on the 'ajax_save_permalink' function. The risk score for this vulnerability is 5.4, indicating a medium severity level. Remediating this vulnerability requires updating the affected plugin to a patched version provided by the vendor. The potential danger posed to an organization includes unauthorized modification of data and potential disruption of website functionality.

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