vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: defender-security: CVE-2024-37444: Missing Authorization
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) | Jun 28, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | Apr 30, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Jun 28, 2024
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Apr 30, 2026
Description
The Defender Security plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the clear_config_transient() function in versions up to, and including, 4.7.2. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to clear config data.
Solution
defender-security-plugin-cve-2024-37444
References
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-37444
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/26963b32-db2c-430b-99e5-65a2cc7d478d?source=api-prod
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2024-36669
- CVE-2024-37444
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2024-37444
- CWE-862
- EUVD-EUVD-2024-36669
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