Vulnerability in Starbox Author Box for Humans Plugin Allows Subscribers to View Plugin Preferences and Potentially Other User Settings
CVE-2024-0366

4.3MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
Starbox – The Author Box For Humans
Vendor
CVE Published:
5 February 2024

What is CVE-2024-0366?

The Starbox – the Author Box for Humans plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 3.4.7 via the action function due to missing validation on a user controlled key. This makes it possible for subscribers to view plugin preferences and potentially other user settings.

Affected Version(s)

Starbox – the Author Box for Humans * <= 3.4.7

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/starbox/trunk/...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3028775/star...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
4.3
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
None
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Sh
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