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CVE-2024-10578 Detail

Description

The Pubnews theme for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized arbitrary plugin installation due to a missing capability check on the pubnews_importer_plugin_action_for_notice() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.7. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to install arbitrary plugins that can be leveraged to exploit other vulnerabilities.


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Hyperlink Resource
https://themes.trac.wordpress.org/browser/pubnews/1.0.7/inc/admin/admin.php#L1017
https://themes.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/250743/pubnews/1.0.8?contextall=1&old=245552&old_path=%2Fpubnews%2F1.0.7
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/7eaa0117-5320-431f-b3d2-05a867901528?source=cve

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-434 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type Wordfence  

Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2024-10578
NVD Published Date:
12/06/2024
NVD Last Modified:
12/06/2024
Source:
Wordfence