Subscriber-level settings disclosure via unvalidated object key
Published Feb 5, 2024 · Updated Apr 8, 2026
Improper access control in Starbox – the Author Box for Humans 3.4.7 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to read user settings. The action function uses a user-controlled object key to select stored preferences without validating whether the requesting account is authorized for that key. Subscriber access is sufficient; exposure is limited to plugin preferences and potentially other user settings, with no reported write or service-interruption capability.
Summary
What happened
Improper access control in Starbox – the Author Box for Humans 3.4.7 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to read user settings. The action function uses a user-controlled object key to select stored preferences without validating whether the requesting account is authorized for that key. Subscriber access is sufficient; exposure is limited to plugin preferences and potentially other user settings, with no reported write or service-interruption capability.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-0366
- Published
- Feb 5, 2024
- Updated
- Apr 8, 2026
- Vendor
- Squirrly Limited
- Product
- Starbox – the Author Box for Humans
- Classifications
- CWE-284, T1190
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- Feb 5, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 8, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <=3.4.7
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