CVE-2024-12028
5.3
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.47%
Description
The Friends plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on several REST API endpoints in all versions up to, and including, 3.2.1. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to send arbitrary friend requests on behalf of another website, accept the friend request for the targeted website, and then communicate with the site as an accepted friend.
How to fix CVE-2024-12028
To remediate CVE-2024-12028, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 3.2.2 or later
- —upgrade to 3.2.2 or later
Is CVE-2024-12028 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.5%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 3.2.2
- from 0, < 3.2.2
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |