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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2024-54278
CVE-2024-54278:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
A Missing Authorization vulnerability was identified in the News Ticker for Elementor WordPress plugin, affecting versions through 2.1.3. The vulnerability was discovered by Marek Mikita and was publicly disclosed on December 11, 2024. The issue has been assigned CVE-2024-54278 and relates to broken access control where functionality is not properly constrained by ACLs (Patchstack).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 4.3 (Medium) with the following vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N. The issue is classified under CWE-862 (Missing Authorization) and requires Subscriber-level privileges to exploit (NVD, Patchstack).
Impact
The vulnerability is classified as having a low severity impact. It involves broken access control that could potentially allow an unprivileged user to execute certain higher privileged actions (Patchstack).
Mitigation and workarounds
Currently, no official fix is available for this vulnerability. The issue was initially reported on October 15, 2024, and an early warning was sent to Patchstack customers on December 11, 2024 (Patchstack).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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