Unauthenticated settings modification via missing capability checks
Published Oct 11, 2024 · Updated Apr 8, 2026
Missing authorization in Limonti, Inc. Linkz.ai 1.1.8 and earlier allows remote attackers to update WordPress plugin settings. The check_auth and check_logout functions persist settings from unauthenticated requests without checking the caller's WordPress capabilities. No account or user interaction is required; the documented consequence is unauthorized Linkz.ai configuration changes, not data disclosure.
Summary
What happened
Missing authorization in Limonti, Inc. Linkz.ai 1.1.8 and earlier allows remote attackers to update WordPress plugin settings. The check_auth and check_logout functions persist settings from unauthenticated requests without checking the caller's WordPress capabilities. No account or user interaction is required; the documented consequence is unauthorized Linkz.ai configuration changes, not data disclosure.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-9586
- Published
- Oct 11, 2024
- Updated
- Apr 8, 2026
- Vendor
- Limonti, Inc.
- Product
- Linkz.ai
- Classifications
- CWE-862, T1565.001
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Oct 11, 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 <=1.1.8
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