Unauthorized Data Modification Vulnerability in Spice Starter Sites Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2024-8430

5.3MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Wordpress
Status
Spice Starter Sites
Vendor
CVE Published:
1 October 2024

What is CVE-2024-8430?

The Spice Starter Sites plugin for WordPress is susceptible to a security flaw that permits unauthorized modification of data. This vulnerability stems from an absent capability check in the spice_starter_sites_importer_creater function, impacting all versions up to and including 1.2.5. As a result, this imperfection allows unauthenticated attackers to import demo content, potentially compromising the integrity of WordPress sites utilizing this plugin. Website administrators are advised to review their installations and consider updating or securing their applications against this vulnerability.

Affected Version(s)

Spice Starter Sites * <= 1.2.5

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/spice-starter-...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.3
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Lucio Sá
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CVE-2024-8430 : Unauthorized Data Modification Vulnerability in Spice Starter Sites Plugin for WordPress