Infility Global <= 2.9.8 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Missing Authorization to Plugin Options Update
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
The Infility Global plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the infility_global_ajax function in all versions up to, and including, 2.9.8. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to update plugin options and potentially break the site.
Why it matters now
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-2024-11496
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j59p-hrrw-r2fq
References
More Infility Global vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-11796 Infility Global <= 2.9.8 - Reflected XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2024-11400 Infility Global <= 2.9.8 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via set_type Parameter CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2024-11496 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-11496 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-j59p-hrrw-r2fq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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