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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2024-43297
CVE-2024-43297:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
A Missing Authorization vulnerability was discovered in the Migrate Clone WordPress plugin affecting versions through 2.4.5. The vulnerability was disclosed on November 1, 2024, and allows exploiting incorrectly configured access control security levels (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned CVE-2024-43297 with varying severity assessments. NIST assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.8 (HIGH) with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H, while Patchstack rated it at 4.3 (MEDIUM) with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N. The vulnerability is classified as CWE-862 (Missing Authorization) (NVD).
Impact
The vulnerability could potentially lead to unauthorized access and control over security levels in the affected WordPress plugin. The high CVSS score from NIST indicates potential for significant impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Users should update to version 2.4.6 or later of the Clone plugin to address this vulnerability (Patchstack).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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