What is CVE-2024-9578?

CVE-2024-9578 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Avovkdesign Hide_links, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2024-11-13.

How severe is CVE-2024-9578?

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

Auth bypass in Avovkdesign Hide_links

CVE-2024-9578

The Hide Links plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized shortcode execution due to do_shortcode being hooked through the comment_text filter in all versions up to and including 1.4.2. This makes it possible for unauthenticated at…

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.005 (41.1th 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:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Avovkdesign Hide_links
Egolacrima Hide Links — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

References

security@wordfence.com (Third Party Advisory)
security@wordfence.com (Product)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-9578?: CVE-2024-9578 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Avovkdesign Hide_links, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2024-11-13.
How severe is CVE-2024-9578?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.