CVE-2024-6579 json
Web and WooCommerce Addons for WPBakery Builder <= 1.4.5 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Plugin Settings Modification
published 2y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2024-47649
- cvss
- 4.3
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 30%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The Web and WooCommerce Addons for WPBakery Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized plugin settings modification due to a missing capability check on several plugin functions in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.5. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to change some of the plugin settings.
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 2y ago
Exploit prediction
0.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 30% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
Affected products
- genetechproducts Web and WooCommerce Addons for WPBakery Builder
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-862 Missing Authorization
- Technology feeds
References
- wordfence.com /threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/746b77c9-64f8-43e8-9c2a-ce6bc35fd24c?source=cve
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/vc-addons-by-bit14/tags/1.4.5/bit14-vc-addons.php#L102
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/vc-addons-by-bit14/tags/1.4.5/bit14-vc-addons.php#L114
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/vc-addons-by-bit14/tags/1.4.5/bit14-vc-addons.php#L125
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2024-6579
- NVD CVE-2024-6579
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