Authenticated option modification via unchecked ajax_dismiss handler
Published May 21, 2024 · Updated Apr 8, 2026
Missing authorization in ShopLentor 2.8.8 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to set arbitrary WordPress options to true. The ajax_dismiss handler accepts an attacker-selected option name and writes true through WordPress without verifying the caller's capability. Contributor access normally reaches the handler; subscriber or customer access also suffices when WooCommerce is disabled or dashboard access is enabled, and the effect depends on the selected option.
Summary
What happened
Missing authorization in ShopLentor 2.8.8 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to set arbitrary WordPress options to true. The ajax_dismiss handler accepts an attacker-selected option name and writes true through WordPress without verifying the caller's capability. Contributor access normally reaches the handler; subscriber or customer access also suffices when WooCommerce is disabled or dashboard access is enabled, and the effect depends on the selected option.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-4566
- Published
- May 21, 2024
- Updated
- Apr 8, 2026
- Vendor
- DevItems
- Product
- ShopLentor
- Classifications
- CWE-862, T1565.001
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- May 21, 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 <=2.8.8
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