TI-2024-11159 Aliases CVE-2024-12028 GHSA-fg5j-qmgq-qvmr

Friends <= 3.2.1 - Missing Authorization

LOW 30CWE-862Published 2024-12-06 · Updated 2026-04-08

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
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 Friends plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on several REST API endpoints in all versions up to, and including, 3.2.1. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to send arbitrary friend requests on behalf of another website, accept the friend request for the targeted website, and then communicate with the site as an accepted friend.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00436 38th 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: 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

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
akirk	Friends	up to 3.2.1	—	No fix listed	CNA

Friends Vendorakirk Affected up to 3.2.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE names CISA-ADP · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:alex_kirk:friends::::::::	—	—	—

cpe:2.3:a:alex_kirk:friends:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·—

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-12028
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fg5j-qmgq-qvmr

References

Other 3

Sources

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