CVE-2024-5545: motors - car dealer\, classifieds \& listing vulnerability

What is known

The Motors – Car Dealer, Classifieds & Listing plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the stm_edit_delete_user_car function in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.8. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to unpublish arbitrary posts and pages.

Business impact

Successful exploitation of CVE-2024-5545, a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) affecting motors - car dealer\, classifieds \& listing, may affect the confidentiality, integrity or availability of the vulnerable environment. The exact impact depends on the installed version, exposed interfaces and deployment configuration.

Recommended administrator action

Confirm whether motors - car dealer\, classifieds \& listing is present and compare installed versions with the vendor advisory and NVD record. Apply the vendor patch or documented mitigation; until remediation is complete, reduce exposure of affected interfaces, review relevant logs and monitor for indicators of exploitation. DataHouse can support version verification, managed patching, network exposure reduction, log review and backup validation for dedicated, cloud and colocated environments.

Sources

• NVD
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