Unauthorized Modification of Data in Hide Dashboard Notifications Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2024-1955

4.3MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Wordpress
Status
Hide Dashboard Notifications
Vendor
CVE Published:
21 June 2024

What is CVE-2024-1955?

The Hide Dashboard Notifications plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'warning_notices_settings' function in all versions up to, and including, 1.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor access and above, to modify the plugin's settings.

Affected Version(s)

Hide Dashboard Notifications * <= 1.3

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-hide-backed...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&s...

CVSS V3.1

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

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Francesco Carlucci
.