CVE-2024-4199: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in ithemelandco WPBULKiT – Bulk Edit WordPress Posts & Pages
The Bulk Posts Editing For WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of functionality due to a missing capability check on the plugin's AJAX actions in all versions up to, and including, 4.2.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber access and higher, to invoke their corresponding functions. This may lead to post creation and duplication, post content retrieval, post taxonomy manipulation.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The Bulk Posts Editing For WordPress plugin (WPBULKiT) suffers from a missing capability check on its AJAX actions, allowing authenticated users with subscriber privileges or higher to invoke functions they should not be authorized to access. This missing authorization (CWE-862) enables unauthorized post creation, duplication, content retrieval, and taxonomy manipulation. The vulnerability affects all versions up to and including 4.2.3. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 4.3 (medium), reflecting low complexity and limited impact on confidentiality and availability but with integrity impact. No patch or official fix has been confirmed in the provided data.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows authenticated users with subscriber or higher privileges to perform unauthorized post-related actions, including creating and duplicating posts, retrieving post content, and manipulating post taxonomies. This can lead to unauthorized content changes and potential content integrity issues. There is no indication of impact on system availability or confidentiality. No known exploits are reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict plugin usage to trusted users only and consider disabling or removing the plugin if subscriber-level users do not require access to its functionality. Monitor for updates from the vendor or plugin repository regarding patches or official mitigations.
CVE-2024-4199: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in ithemelandco WPBULKiT – Bulk Edit WordPress Posts & Pages
Description
The Bulk Posts Editing For WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of functionality due to a missing capability check on the plugin's AJAX actions in all versions up to, and including, 4.2.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber access and higher, to invoke their corresponding functions. This may lead to post creation and duplication, post content retrieval, post taxonomy manipulation.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The Bulk Posts Editing For WordPress plugin (WPBULKiT) suffers from a missing capability check on its AJAX actions, allowing authenticated users with subscriber privileges or higher to invoke functions they should not be authorized to access. This missing authorization (CWE-862) enables unauthorized post creation, duplication, content retrieval, and taxonomy manipulation. The vulnerability affects all versions up to and including 4.2.3. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 4.3 (medium), reflecting low complexity and limited impact on confidentiality and availability but with integrity impact. No patch or official fix has been confirmed in the provided data.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows authenticated users with subscriber or higher privileges to perform unauthorized post-related actions, including creating and duplicating posts, retrieving post content, and manipulating post taxonomies. This can lead to unauthorized content changes and potential content integrity issues. There is no indication of impact on system availability or confidentiality. No known exploits are reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict plugin usage to trusted users only and consider disabling or removing the plugin if subscriber-level users do not require access to its functionality. Monitor for updates from the vendor or plugin repository regarding patches or official mitigations.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2024-04-25T16:45:47.251Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 699f6b84b7ef31ef0b556273
Added to database: 2/25/2026, 9:37:08 PM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 2:28:17 PM
Last updated: 4/12/2026, 4:21:17 AM
Views: 10
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