CVE Details
Basic Information
| Title | WP CTA – Call To Action Plugin, Sticky CTA, Sticky Buttons <= 1.7.0 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Sticky Status Update |
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| Type | cve |
| Published | 2025-08-02T07:24:21.531Z |
| Modified | 2025-08-02T07:24:21.531Z |
Product Information
| Vendor | blendmedia |
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| Product | WP CTA |
| Version | * |
CVSS Information
| Base Score | 5.3 (MEDIUM) |
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| Attack Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
AI Analysis
| AI Description | The WP CTA plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized data modification due to missing capability checks, allowing attackers to alter sticky status and display names without authentication. |
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| AI Severity | Medium |
| AI Vendor | blendmedia |
| AI Product | WP CTA – Call To Action Plugin |
| AI Version | 1.7.0 |
Affected Products
- blendmedia WP CTA *
Additional Information
| CWE List | CWE-862 |
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| Source | Wordfence |
Description
The WP CTA – Call To Action Plugin, Sticky CTA, Sticky Buttons plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the ‘update_cta_status’ and ‘change_sticky_sidebar_name’ functions in all versions up to, and including, 1.7.0. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update the status of a sticky and update the name displayed in the back-end WP CTA Dashboard.
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/981ed50b-8f03-4320-99f0-3f53f7b2fc44?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/easy-sticky-sidebar/trunk/inc/ClassActions.php#L29
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/easy-sticky-sidebar/trunk/inc/ClassActions.php#L52
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3336867%40easy-sticky-sidebar&new=3336867%40easy-sticky-sidebar&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=