Booster Extension <= 1.2.0 - Basic Information Exposure via booster_extension_authorbox_shortcode_display
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
The Booster Extension plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.0 via the 'booster_extension_authorbox_shortcode_display' function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract sensitive data including user emails
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-2109
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xhfh-3x4q-pr4m
References
Other 3
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/89458095-2efe-4162-961a-7dc80852d312?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/booster-extension/tags/1.2.0/inc/frontend/author-box-shortcode.php
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3053100%40booster-extension&new=3053100%40booster-extension&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
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Sources
- CVE-2024-2109 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-2109 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xhfh-3x4q-pr4m · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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