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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2024-38714
CVE-2024-38714:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2024-38714 is a Missing Authorization vulnerability affecting Epsiloncool WP Fast Total Search WordPress plugin versions through 1.68.232. The vulnerability was discovered by Majed Refaea and publicly disclosed on July 11, 2024 (Patchstack).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as a Missing Authorization (CWE-862) issue that allows exploiting incorrectly configured access control security levels. It has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 4.3 (Medium) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N (Patchstack).
Impact
The vulnerability is categorized as a broken access control issue that could allow an unprivileged user to execute certain higher privileged actions. The impact is considered low severity and is unlikely to be exploited (Patchstack).
Mitigation and workarounds
Users are advised to update to version 1.69.234 or later to remediate this vulnerability. Patchstack has issued a virtual patch to mitigate this issue by blocking potential attacks until users can update to a fixed version (Patchstack).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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