CVE-2024-50475: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

A Missing Authorization vulnerability (CVE-2024-50475) was discovered in the WordPress Signup Page plugin version 1.0 and earlier versions. The vulnerability was reported on October 21, 2024, and publicly disclosed on October 25, 2024. This security issue affects the Signup Page plugin developed by Scott Gamon (Patchstack Database).

The vulnerability is classified as a Missing Authorization issue (CWE-862) that could lead to privilege escalation. It has been assigned a Critical severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.8 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H). The vulnerability requires no authentication to exploit, making it particularly dangerous (Patchstack Database).

The vulnerability allows malicious actors to escalate their privileges from a low-privileged account to higher privileges. If successfully exploited, attackers could potentially gain full control of the affected website. The vulnerability is considered highly dangerous and is expected to become mass exploited (Patchstack Database).

As of the disclosure date, no official fix is available for this vulnerability. However, Patchstack has issued a virtual patch to mitigate the issue by blocking potential attacks until an official fix becomes available. Website administrators are advised to implement the mitigation immediately (Patchstack Database).