WordPress security changelog
MEDIUM CVE-2024-3936 Deferred

The Post Grid – Shortcode, Gutenberg Blocks and Elementor Addon for Post Grid: A security weakness

The Post Grid – Shortcode, Gutenberg Blocks and Elementor Addon for Post Grid is affected by a security weakness. Exploitation requires an authenticated WordPress account. 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
The Post Grid – Shortcode, Gutenberg Blocks and Elementor Addon for Post Grid
Plugin slug
the-post-grid
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
May 02, 2024
Weakness
CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

This CVE was published May 02, 2024 and is one of 12 known issues for this plugin.

What to do

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update The Post Grid – Shortcode, Gutenberg Blocks and Elementor Addon for Post Grid 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 The Post Grid – Shortcode, Gutenberg Blocks and Elementor Addon for Post Grid plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the rtTPGSaveSettings function in all versions up to, and including, 7.6.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber access or higher, to change the plugin's settings and invoke other functions hooked by AJAX actions.

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