CVE-2024-0829

MEDIUM

Comments Extra Fields For Post,Pages and CPT <5.0 - Auth Bypass

Title source: llm

Description

The Comments Extra Fields For Post,Pages and CPT plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in all versions up to, and including, 5.0. This is due to missing or incorrect capability checks on several ajax actions. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber access or higher, to invoke those actions. As a result, they may modify comment form fields and update plugin settings.

References (3)

Core 3

Core References

Product

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-comment-fields/trunk/classes/admin.class.php

Patch

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=3040734%40wp-comment-fields%2Ftrunk&old=3039523%40wp-comment-fields%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=

Third Party Advisory

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/cc5754c2-a052-41ac-af19-7c4f55860f95?source=cve

Scores

CVSS v3 4.3

EPSS 0.0053

EPSS Percentile 41.1%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE

CWE-862

Status published

Products (2)

najeebmedia/comments_extra_fields < 5.1

nmedia/Comments Extra Fields For Post,Pages and CPT < 5.0

Published Mar 13, 2024

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026