Medium severity · published Sep 26, 2024
CVE-2024-8552
Download Monitor <= 5.0.9 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Shop Enable
4.3
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The Download Monitor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the enable_shop() function in all versions up to, and including, 5.0.9. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to enable shop functionality.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 31% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DM
Download Monitor · wpchill
through 5.0.9 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-8552
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-8552
Product
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/download-monitor/tags/5.0.8/src/AjaxHandler.php#L317
Patch
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3157424/#file17
Third Party Advisory
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/3acaedff-f616-4b66-9208-f7e6a4df920d?source=cve
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