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WordPress Plugin: wpdatatables: CVE-2024-3821: Missing Authorization

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
May 31, 2024
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Apr 30, 2026

Description

The wpDataTables – WordPress Data Table, Dynamic Tables and Table Charts Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on several functions in the wdt_ajax_actions.php file in all versions up to, and including, 6.3.2. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to manipulate data tables. Please note this only affects the premium version of the plugin.

Solution

wpdatatables-plugin-cve-2024-3821
Title
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