The NitroPack plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized arbitrary transient update due to a missing capability check on the nitropack_rml_notification function in all versions up to, and including, 1.17.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber access or higher, to update arbitrary transients. Note, that these transients can only be updated to integers and not arbitrary values.
CVE-2024-11851 is a medium severity with CVSS 4.3 Vulnerability issue affecting the Plugin NitroPack – Performance, Page Speed & Cache Plugin for Core Web Vitals, CDN & Image Optimization. It affects Versions up to 1.17.0 and is fixed in 1.17.6.
CVE-2024-11851 is tracked for the Plugin NitroPack – Performance, Page Speed & Cache Plugin for Core Web Vitals, CDN & Image Optimization as medium severity with CVSS 4.3. The affected range is Versions up to 1.17.0. Update NitroPack – Performance, Page Speed & Cache Plugin for Core Web Vitals, CDN & Image Optimization to 1.17.6 or newer where that version is compatible with the site.
| Software Type | Plugin |
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| Software Slug |
nitropack
View on wordpress.org
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| CVE | CVE-2024-11851 |
| Patched Versions |
1.17.6
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| Affected Versions |
Versions up to 1.17.0
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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.
NitroPack <= 1.17.0 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Limited Options Update
NitroPack <= 1.16.7 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution
NitroPack <= 1.19.3 - Missing Authorization
NitroPack <= 1.18.4 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Limited Settings Update via nitropack_set_compression_ajax Function
NitroPack <= 1.10.2 - Cross-Site Request Forgery
NitroPack <= 1.9.2 - Missing Authorization via multiple AJAX functions
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