CVE-2024-0366: The Starbox – the Author Box for Humans plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and...
Description
The Starbox – the Author Box for Humans plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 3.4.7 via the action function due to missing validation on a user controlled key. This makes it possible for subscribers to view plugin preferences and potentially other user settings.
Classification
CVE ID: CVE-2024-0366
CVSS Base Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS Base Score: 4.3
CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Problem Types
CWE-284 Improper Access ControlAffected Products
Vendor: cifi
Product: Starbox – the Author Box for Humans
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
EPSS Score: 0.26% (probability of being exploited)
EPSS Percentile: 49.23% (scored less or equal to compared to others)
EPSS Date: 2025-05-23 (when was this score calculated)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization (SSVC)
SSVC Exploitation: none
SSVC Technical Impact: partial
SSVC Automatable: false
References
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-0366https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c47601b4-bf16-4f59-b5f3-584a8eac7c67?source=cve
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/starbox/trunk/core/UserSettings.php
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3028775/starbox/trunk?contextall=1&old=3000701&old_path=%2Fstarbox%2Ftrunk