CVE-2024-8427 json
Frontend Post Submission Manager Lite – Frontend Posting WordPress Plugin <= 1.2.2 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Settings Update
published 2024-09-06 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2024-49167
- cvss
- 4.3
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 25%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The Frontend Post Submission Manager Lite – Frontend Posting WordPress Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the save_global_settings and process_form_edit functions in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to update the plugin's settings and forms.
Patch / fix
- wpshuffle frontend_post_submission_manager 1.2.3
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 2 y ago
Exploit prediction
0.32% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 25% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
Affected products
- wpshuffle Frontend Post Submission Manager Lite – Frontend Posting WordPress Plugin
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-862 Missing Authorization
- Technology feeds
References
-
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
/changeset/3147218/frontend-post-submission-manager-lite/trunk/includes/classes/admin/class-fpsml-ajax-admin.p
patch
-
wordfence.com
/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e84b68b6-1ce8-45fb-823f-a61158aa4d21?source=cve
third-party-advisory
-
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
/browser/frontend-post-submission-manager-lite/tags/1.2.2/includes/classes/admin/class-fpsml-ajax-admin.php#L2
product
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2024-8427
- NVD CVE-2024-8427
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