AdForest Plugin up to 5.1.7 on WordPress Post authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in AdForest Plugin up to 5.1.7 on WordPress. It has been declared as problematic. This affects an unknown function of the component Post Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to authorization. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-12855. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in AdForest Plugin up to 5.1.7 on WordPress. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component Post Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-862. The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. As an impact it is known to affect integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The AdForest theme for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on several AJAX actions like 'sb_remove_ad' in all versions up to, and including, 5.1.7. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to delete posts, attachments and deactivate a license.

The advisory is shared for download at wordfence.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-12855 since 12/20/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 08/13/2025).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.0

VulDB Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Temp Score: 5.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Authorization
CWE: CWE-862 / CWE-863 / CWE-285
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

12/20/2024 🔍
01/07/2025 +18 days 🔍
01/07/2025 +0 days 🔍
08/13/2025 +218 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wordfence.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2024-12855 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-12855
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-290716

Entryinfo

Created: 01/07/2025 21:31
Updated: 08/13/2025 04:07
Changes: 01/07/2025 21:31 (51), 08/13/2025 04:07 (22)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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