CVE-2024-12616

MEDIUM

4.3

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.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score4.3

SeverityMEDIUM

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Attack VectorNETWORK

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredLOW

User InteractionNONE

Published1/9/2025

Last Modified4/8/2026

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-862

References

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-bitly/trunk/includes/class-wp-bitly-auth.php#L115(security@wordfence.com)

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3272740/(security@wordfence.com)

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b1312c34-45c6-41e5-b6fc-a45ac2c8a0ca?source=cve(security@wordfence.com)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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