CVE-2024-0366

The Starbox – the Author Box for Humans plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 3.4.7 via the action function due to missing validation on a user controlled key. This makes it possible for subscribers to view plugin preferences and potentially other user settings.

Score

CVSS 3.1 4.3 Medium

Status

Modified - security@wordfence.com

Published

2024-02-05

Last modified

2026-04-08

Weaknesses

CWE-284, CWE-639

Affected products

• Starbox The Author Box For Humans (Cifi)
• Starbox (Squirrly)

References

• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/starbox/trunk/core/UserSettings.php
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3028775/starbox/trunk?contextall=1&old=3000701&old_path=%2Fstarbox%2Ftrunk
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c47601b4-bf16-4f59-b5f3-584a8eac7c67?source=cve