CVE-2024-12825

MEDIUM

Custom Related Posts <= 1.7.3 - Authenticated Unauthorized Data Access and Modification via AJAX Actions

Title source: llm

Description

The Custom Related Posts plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access & modification of data due to a missing capability check on three AJAX actions in all versions up to, and including, 1.7.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to search posts and link/unlink relations.

References (2)

Core 2

Core References

Patch

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3226283%40custom-related-posts&new=3226283%40custom-related-posts&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=

Third Party Advisory

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/40ba98a0-2193-4201-8370-34fd438dadb3?source=cve

Scores

CVSS v3 5.4

EPSS 0.0024

EPSS Percentile 15.4%

Attack Vector NETWORK

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

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE

CWE-862

Status published

Products (2)

brechtvds/Custom Related Posts < 1.7.3

brechtvds/custom_related_posts < 1.7.4

Published Feb 01, 2025

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026