What is CVE-2024-2538?

CVE-2024-2538 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mbis Permalink Manager Lite, classified under Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2024-03-20.

How severe is CVE-2024-2538?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-2538 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Auth bypass in Mbis Permalink Manager Lite

CVE-2024-2538

The Permalink Manager Lite plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'ajax_save_permalink' function in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.3.1. This makes it possibl…

Vulnerability class: IDOR (Insecure Direct Object Reference)

EPSS: 0.006 (42.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Mbis Permalink Manager Lite — versions 0
Permalink_manager_lite_project Permalink_manager_lite

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

security@wordfence.com (Third Party Advisory)
security@wordfence.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
security@wordfence.com (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-2538?: CVE-2024-2538 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mbis Permalink Manager Lite, classified under Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2024-03-20.
How severe is CVE-2024-2538?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-2538 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.