Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2024-43956

CVE-2024-43956:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

A Missing Authorization vulnerability was discovered in Caseproof, LLC's Memberpress WordPress plugin, affecting versions through 1.11.34. The vulnerability was identified on August 26, 2024, and allows accessing functionality not properly constrained by Access Control Lists (ACLs) (Patchstack, NVD).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as CWE-862 (Missing Authorization) and has received varying CVSS v3.1 severity ratings. The National Vulnerability Database (NVD) assessed it with a Critical score of 9.8 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H), while Patchstack rated it as Medium with a score of 6.5 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N) (NVD).

Impact

The vulnerability represents a broken access control issue that could allow unprivileged users to execute certain higher privileged actions. The specific impact varies case by case, but it primarily affects the authorization mechanisms within the plugin (Patchstack).

Mitigation and workarounds

The vulnerability has been patched in version 1.11.35 of the Memberpress plugin. Users are advised to update to this version or later to remediate the security issue (Patchstack).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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