LazyLoad Background Images <= 1.0.7 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Plugin Settings Update
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 LazyLoad Background Images plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the pblzbg_save_settings() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.7. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to update the plugin's settings.
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| proloybhaduri | LazyLoad Background Images | up to 1.0.7 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- LazyLoad Background Images Vendorproloybhaduri Affected up to 1.0.7 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-12327
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6m8f-295j-cvx9
References
Other 3
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d57fa9f3-b1c0-4601-96d9-178d0dba1332?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/lazyload-background-images/trunk/admin/plugin-functions.php#L152
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/lazyload-background-images/trunk/admin/plugin-functions.php#L153
Sources
- CVE-2024-12327 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-12327 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6m8f-295j-cvx9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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