vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: shared-files: CVE-2024-34438: Missing Authorization
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) | May 7, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | May 5, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
May 7, 2024
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
May 5, 2026
Description
The Shared Files – Advanced File Sharing and Download Manager with Frontend Uploads and Lead Generation plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on a function in all versions up to, and including, 1.7.19. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to perform an unauthorized action.
Solution
shared-files-plugin-cve-2024-34438
References
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-34438
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/7072b93b-4d18-464e-802d-a6c17a224593?source=api-prod
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2024-55445
- CVE-2024-34438
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2024-34438
- CWE-862
- EUVD-EUVD-2024-55445
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