CVE-2024-5855 (GCVE-0-2024-5855)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-07-09 02:03 – Updated: 2026-04-08 16:49
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Media Hygiene <= 3.0.1 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Attachment Deletion
Summary
The Media Hygiene: Remove or Delete Unused Images and More! plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized loss of data due to a missing capability check on the bulk_action_delete and delete_single_image_call AJAX actions in all versions up to, and including, 3.0.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to delete arbitrary attachments. A nonce check was added in version 3.0.1, however, it wasn't until version 3.0.2 that a capability check was added.
Severity
4.3 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-07-09 14:20 UTC
CWE
- CWE-862 - Missing Authorization
Assigner
References
Impacted products
2 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| slui | Media Hygiene: Remove or Delete Unused Images and More! |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 3.0.1
(semver)
|
guessed | |
| media_hygiene | media_hygiene |
Affected:
0 , < 3.0.2
(semver)
cpe:2.3:a:media_hygiene:media_hygiene:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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