CVE-2024-54268: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

A Missing Authorization vulnerability was identified in SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle affecting versions through 1.64.0. The vulnerability was discovered by Rafie Muhammad and publicly disclosed on December 10, 2024. This security issue impacts the WordPress plugin SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle and is tracked as CVE-2024-54268 (Patchstack, WPScan).

The vulnerability is classified as CWE-862 (Missing Authorization) and has received 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. The issue stems from a missing capability check on a function, which creates a broken access control scenario (Patchstack).

The vulnerability allows authenticated attackers with Contributor-level access and above to perform unauthorized actions within the plugin's functionality. The security issue has been assessed as having a low severity impact (WPScan).

The vulnerability has been fixed in version 1.64.1 of the SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle. Users are advised to update to version 1.64.1 or later to remove the vulnerability. Patchstack users have the option to enable auto-update for vulnerable plugins (Patchstack).