Meks Video Importer <= 1.0.12 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) API Keys Modification
Priority LOW 20CWE-862Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
The Meks Video Importer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized API key modification due to a missing capability check on the ajax_save_settings function in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.12. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to modify the plugin's API keys. CVE-2024-38733 may be a duplicate of this issue.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00323 25th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- 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-2024-6599
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jgxp-79j8-m39m
References
Other 3
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/eaf9cc48-1ba6-4e9b-9f49-54f7747c26e0?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/meks-video-importer/trunk/includes/class.meks-video-importer-vimeo.php#L74
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/meks-video-importer/trunk/includes/class.meks-video-importer-youtube.php#L98
More Meks vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-04166 Meks Flexible Shortcodes < 1.3.5 - Contributor+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
- TI-2022-02376 Meks Easy Social Share < 1.2.8 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
- TI-2023-11234 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in multiple WordPress plugins by Meks CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2025-30118 WordPress Meks Flexible Shortcodes plugin <= 1.3.6 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2024-25264 WordPress Meks Smart Author Widget plugin <= 1.1.4 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2025-31770 WordPress Meks Flexible Shortcodes plugin <= 1.3.7 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2024-6599 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-6599 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jgxp-79j8-m39m · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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