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CVE-2024-12542 (GCVE-0-2024-12542)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-01-09 11:11 – Updated: 2025-01-09 14:28
VLAI?
Title
linkID <= 0.1.2 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure
Summary
The linkID plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check when including the 'phpinfo' function in all versions up to, and including, 0.1.2. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to read configuration settings and predefined variables on the site's server. The plugin does not need to be activated for the vulnerability to be exploited.
Severity ?
8.6 (High)
CWE
- CWE-862 - Missing Authorization
Assigner
References
Credits
Francesco Carlucci
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