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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2024-55999
CVE-2024-55999:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
A Missing Authorization vulnerability was identified in Marco Giannini's XML Multilanguage Sitemap Generator WordPress plugin, affecting versions through 2.0.6. The vulnerability was discovered by Kévin Mosbahi (Mika) and was reported on November 29, 2024, with public disclosure occurring on December 14, 2024 (Patchstack).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as a Broken Access Control issue (CWE-862) with a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 5.3 (Medium). The vulnerability vector is CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N, indicating network accessibility, low attack complexity, and no required privileges or user interaction (Patchstack).
Impact
The vulnerability allows unprivileged users to execute certain higher privileged actions due to missing authorization, authentication, or nonce token checks in specific functions (Patchstack).
Mitigation and workarounds
Currently, no official fix is available for this vulnerability. Patchstack has indicated that virtual patching (vPatch) is unnecessary due to the low severity of the issue (Patchstack).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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