🔐 CVE Alert

CVE-2024-9626

MEDIUM 4.3

Editorial Assistant by Sovrn <= 1.3.3 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Attachment Upload and Set Post Featured Image

CVSS Score
4.3
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

The Editorial Assistant by Sovrn plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'ajax_zemanta_set_featured_image' function in versions up to, and including, 1.3.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to upload attachment files (such as jpg, png, txt, zip), and set the post featured image.

CWE CWE-862
Vendor zemanta
Product editorial assistant by sovrn
Published Oct 26, 2024
Last Updated Apr 8, 2026
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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability

Affected Versions

zemanta / Editorial Assistant by Sovrn
0 ≤ 1.3.3

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗
wordfence.com: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8775662f-d007-4edf-826e-f755d7b11c25?source=cve plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/zemanta/tags/1.3.3/zemanta.php#L713

Credits

István Márton