WordPress security changelog
MEDIUM CVE-2024-6599 Deferred

Meks Video Importer: A security weakness

Meks Video Importer is affected by a security weakness. Exploitation requires at least subscriber-level access. The resulting impact depends on how the affected component exposes the vulnerable operation.

CVE / CNA score 4.3 CVSS 3.1 · security@wordfence.com
NVD score Pending NVD has not published its own CVSS assessment.
Component
Meks Video Importer
Plugin slug
meks-video-importer
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Jul 18, 2024
Weakness
CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

This CVE was published Jul 18, 2024 and is one of 2 known issues for this plugin.

What to do

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Meks Video Importer to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.

No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.

Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.

Source record

Technical description

The Meks Video Importer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized API key modification due to a missing capability check on the ajax_save_settings function in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.12. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to modify the plugin's API keys. CVE-2024-38733 may be a duplicate of this issue.

CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

References

Primary and upstream sources