vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: wp-bitly: CVE-2024-12616: Missing Authorization
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N) | Jan 8, 2025 | May 15, 2025 | Apr 30, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Jan 8, 2025
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Apr 30, 2026
Description
The Bitly's WordPress Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on several AJAX actions in all versions up to, and including, 2.7.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to update and retrieve plugin settings.
Solution
wp-bitly-plugin-cve-2024-12616
References
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-12616
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b1312c34-45c6-41e5-b6fc-a45ac2c8a0ca?source=api-prod
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2024-50999
- CVE-2024-12616
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2024-12616
- CWE-862
- EUVD-EUVD-2024-50999
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