CVE-2024-6431

CVSS 3.1 Score 8.8 of 10 (high)

Details

Published Jul 27, 2024
Updated: Jul 29, 2024
CWE ID 434

Summary

CVE-2024-6431 is a vulnerability affecting the Media.net Ads Manager plugin for WordPress. This issue arises due to the lack of file type validation and capability checks in the plugin's 'sendMail' function. As a result, authenticated attackers with subscriber-level permissions or higher can perform arbitrary file uploads. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may lead to remote code execution, posing a significant security risk to affected sites. However, it's important to note that the vulnerability is only exploitable if someone has previously logged in through the API.

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