CVE-2024-10664: Knowledge Base documentation & wiki plugin – BasePress Docs <= 2.16.3.3 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Database Update

4.3 CVSS

Description

The Knowledge Base documentation & wiki plugin – BasePress Docs plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the basepress_db_posts_update() function in all versions up to, and including, 2.16.3.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to update the database.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2024-10664

CVSS Base Severity: MEDIUM

CVSS Base Score: 4.3

Affected Products

Vendor: codesavory

Product: Knowledge Base documentation & wiki plugin – BasePress Docs

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.05% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 16.18% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-02-03 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/3aa6f3c2-0e45-4243-a26d-ba1c702fbe11?source=cve
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3201489%40basepress&new=3201489%40basepress&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=

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