CVE-2024-5596

CVE-2024-5596: medium vulnerability affecting the affected product. Check CVSS, KEV status, business impact and recommended administrator actions.
CVE-2024-5596CVSS 6.3CMS

CVE-2024-5596

CVE-2024-5596: medium vulnerability affecting the affected product. Check CVSS, KEV status, business impact and recommended administrator actions.

CVSS
6.3 MEDIUM
EPSS
6.12%
Known exploited
not in KEV
Product
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What is known

The ARMember Premium plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 6.7. This is due to incorrectly implemented nonce validation function on multiple functions. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify, or delete user meta and plugin options which can lead to limited privilege escalation.

Business impact

Successful exploitation of CVE-2024-5596, a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.3) affecting the affected product, 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 the affected product 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.

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