What is CVE-2024-12028?

CVE-2024-12028 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Akirk Friends, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2024-12-06.

How severe is CVE-2024-12028?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Akirk Friends

CVE-2024-12028

The Friends plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on several REST API endpoints in all versions up to, and including, 3.2.1. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to send arbitrary friend requests on behalf of another website, accept the friend request for the targeted website, and then communicate with the site as an accepted friend.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.004 (34.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Akirk Friends — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-12028?: CVE-2024-12028 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Akirk Friends, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2024-12-06.
How severe is CVE-2024-12028?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.