vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: embedpress: CVE-2024-31274: Missing Authorization
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) | Apr 5, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | Apr 30, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Apr 5, 2024
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Apr 30, 2026
Description
The EmbedPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on the delete_source_data and save_source_data functions in versions up to, and including, 3.9.11. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify data sources.
Solution
embedpress-plugin-cve-2024-31274
References
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-31274
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/0ce738ee-bbb6-462a-aeae-0523200e320f?source=api-prod
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2024-29170
- CVE-2024-31274
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2024-31274
- CWE-862
- EUVD-EUVD-2024-29170
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