CVE-2024-7429: Zotpress <= 7.3.12 - Missing Authorization

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-11-05 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-284

Description

The Zotpress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the Zotpress_process_accounts_AJAX function in all versions up to, and including, 7.3.12. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to reset the plugin's settings.

Affected products

Katie Zotpress: before 7.3.13 — fixed in 7.3.13

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Katie Zotpress 7.3.13. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/zotpress/trunk/lib/admin/admin.php#L40
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3153348/zotpress/trunk/lib/admin/admin.php
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1f38676b-270f-4b0f-bc98-a14a26b86a50?source=cve

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