CVE-2024-11496
📋 TL;DR
The Infility Global WordPress plugin has a missing capability check that allows authenticated users with Subscriber-level access or higher to modify plugin options. This vulnerability affects all versions up to 2.9.8 and could allow attackers to break the site by changing critical settings.
💻 Affected Systems
- Infility Global WordPress Plugin
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Attackers could modify critical plugin settings to disable site functionality, inject malicious code, or cause complete site unavailability.
Likely Case
Attackers with subscriber accounts could change plugin configurations to disrupt site appearance or functionality.
If Mitigated
With proper user access controls and monitoring, impact would be limited to minor configuration changes.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires authenticated access but is technically simple. The vulnerability is publicly documented with code references.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 2.9.9 or later
Vendor Advisory: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3200000/infility-global/
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Infility Global' and click 'Update Now'. 4. Verify the plugin version is 2.9.9 or higher.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable vulnerable plugin
allTemporarily deactivate the Infility Global plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate infility-global
Restrict user registration
allDisable new user registration to prevent attackers from obtaining subscriber accounts
Update WordPress Settings → General → Membership to uncheck 'Anyone can register'
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Remove Subscriber role from all non-trusted users
- Implement web application firewall rules to block requests to infility_global_ajax endpoint
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel → Plugins → Installed Plugins → Infility Global version. If version is 2.9.8 or lower, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get infility-global --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
After updating, verify the plugin version shows 2.9.9 or higher in WordPress admin.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- POST requests to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php with action=infility_global_ajax from non-admin users
- Multiple failed login attempts followed by successful subscriber login
Network Indicators:
- Unusual POST requests to admin-ajax.php endpoint from non-admin IP addresses
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND "admin-ajax.php" AND "infility_global_ajax" AND NOT user_role="administrator"