What is CVE-2024-9626?

CVE-2024-9626 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Zemanta Editorial Assistant By Sovrn, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2024-10-26.

How severe is CVE-2024-9626?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-9626 known to be exploited?

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

Auth bypass in Zemanta Editorial Assistant By Sovrn

CVE-2024-9626

The Editorial Assistant by Sovrn plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'ajax_zemanta_set_featured_image' function in versions up to, and including, 1.3.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to upload attachment files (such as jpg, png, txt, zip), and set the post featured image.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.003 (19.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Zemanta Editorial Assistant By Sovrn — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-9626?: CVE-2024-9626 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Zemanta Editorial Assistant By Sovrn, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2024-10-26.
How severe is CVE-2024-9626?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-9626 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.