vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: mark-new-posts: CVE-2024-54311: Missing Authorization
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N) | Dec 11, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | Apr 29, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Dec 11, 2024
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Apr 29, 2026
Description
The Mark New Posts plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the save_options() function in versions up to, and including, 7.5.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to change plugin settings.
Solution
mark-new-posts-plugin-cve-2024-54311
References
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-54311
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/43fd1949-2682-469b-a129-223ebecc312e?source=api-prod
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2024-52434
- CVE-2024-54311
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2024-54311
- CWE-862
- EUVD-EUVD-2024-52434
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