visualmodo Borderless Plugin up to 1.5.9 on WordPress write_config code injection

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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in visualmodo Borderless Plugin up to 1.5.9 on WordPress. This impacts the function write_config. The manipulation leads to code injection. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2024-11600. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

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A vulnerability was found in visualmodo Borderless Plugin up to 1.5.9 on WordPress. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects the function write_config. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The Borderless – Widgets, Elements, Templates and Toolkit for Elementor & Gutenberg plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution in all versions up to, and including, 1.5.9 via the 'write_config' function. This is due to a lack of sanitization on an imported JSON file. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to execute code on the server.

The weakness was presented by Anhchangmutrang. It is possible to read the advisory at wordfence.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-11600 since 11/21/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are necessary for exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 02/01/2025). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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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• WordPress Plugin

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• visualmodo

Name

• Borderless Plugin

Version

• 1.5.0
• 1.5.1
• 1.5.2
• 1.5.3
• 1.5.4
• 1.5.5
• 1.5.6
• 1.5.7
• 1.5.8
• 1.5.9

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