The Permalink Manager Lite plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'ajax_save_permalink' function in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.3.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with author access and above, to modify the permalinks of arbitrary posts.
CVE-2024-2538 is a medium severity with CVSS 5.4 Authorization Bypass issue affecting the Plugin Permalink Manager Lite. It affects Versions up to 2.4.3.1 and is fixed in 2.4.3.2.
CVE-2024-2538 is tracked for the Plugin Permalink Manager Lite as medium severity with CVSS 5.4. The affected range is Versions up to 2.4.3.1. Update Permalink Manager Lite to 2.4.3.2 or newer where that version is compatible with the site.
| Software Type | Plugin |
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| Software Slug |
permalink-manager
View on wordpress.org
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| CVE | CVE-2024-2538 |
| Patched Versions |
2.4.3.2
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| Affected Versions |
Versions up to 2.4.3.1
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These internal links group the same WordPress plugin by CVE, issue type, severity, and patch status so operators and search engines can connect the full vulnerability cluster.
Permalink Manager Lite <= 2.2.20.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery
Permalink Manager Lite <= 2.2.12 - Admin+ SQL Injection
Permalink Manager Lite <= 2.2.20 - Missing Authorization
Permalink Manager Lite <= 2.2.20.3 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Permalink Manager Lite <= 2.4.3.3 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Permalink Manager Lite and Permalink Manager Pro <= 2.4.3.1 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Permalink Manager Lite <= 2.4.3 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Permalink Manager Lite <= 2.2.14 Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
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