CVE-2024-47308
📋 TL;DR
This CVE describes a missing authorization vulnerability in the Templately WordPress plugin that allows attackers to access functionality not properly constrained by access control lists. Attackers can perform actions they shouldn't have permission for, affecting all WordPress sites using vulnerable versions of Templately from initial releases through 3.1.2.
💻 Affected Systems
- Templately WordPress Plugin
📦 What is this software?
Templately by Templately
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Attackers could modify site templates, inject malicious code, delete content, or potentially escalate privileges to gain administrative control of the WordPress site.
Likely Case
Unauthorized users can access and modify template functionality, potentially defacing websites, injecting ads or malware, or stealing sensitive template configurations.
If Mitigated
With proper network segmentation and web application firewalls, impact is limited to template manipulation within the affected plugin's scope.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires some WordPress user access but not necessarily admin privileges. The vulnerability is in access control logic, making exploitation straightforward once identified.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 3.1.3 or later
Vendor Advisory: https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/templately/wordpress-templately-plugin-3-1-2-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find Templately and click 'Update Now'. 4. Verify update to version 3.1.3 or higher.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Templately Plugin
allTemporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until patching is possible
wp plugin deactivate templately
Restrict Plugin Access via .htaccess
linuxAdd access restrictions to Templately plugin directories
# Add to .htaccess in wp-content/plugins/templately/
Order Deny,Allow
Deny from all
Allow from 127.0.0.1
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict network segmentation to isolate WordPress installation
- Deploy web application firewall with ACL bypass detection rules
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel → Plugins → Templately version. If version is 3.1.2 or lower, system is vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get templately --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify Templately plugin version is 3.1.3 or higher in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unauthorized POST requests to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php with templately actions
- Multiple failed authorization attempts followed by successful templately operations
Network Indicators:
- Unusual template modification requests from non-admin users
- Spike in admin-ajax.php requests with templately parameters
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("templately" AND "admin-ajax") AND NOT user_role="administrator"