CVE-2024-31252

WordPress Responsive Lightbox & Gallery plugin <= 2.4.6 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Severity Score

4.3

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

Track

*SSVC

Descriptions

Missing Authorization vulnerability in dFactory Responsive Lightbox.This issue affects Responsive Lightbox: from n/a through 2.4.6.

Vulnerabilidad de autorización faltante en dFactory Responsive Lightbox. Este problema afecta a Responsive Lightbox: desde n/a hasta 2.4.6.

The Responsive Lightbox plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on the gallery_attributes() function in versions up to, and including, 2.4.6. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to view post content they shouldn't have access to.

*Credits: emad (Patchstack Alliance)

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:Track

Exploitation

None

Automatable

Tech. Impact

Partial

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2024-03-29 CVE Reserved
2024-04-05 CVE Published
2024-08-09 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-862: Missing Authorization

CAPEC

References (1)

URL	Tag	Source
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/responsive-lightbox/wordpress-responsive-lightbox-gallery-plugin-2-4-6-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve	Vdb Entry

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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Responsive Lightbox Search vendor "Responsive Lightbox"		Responsive Lightbox Search vendor "Responsive Lightbox" for product "Responsive Lightbox"				>= 0.0.0 <= 2.4.6 Search vendor "Responsive Lightbox" for product "Responsive Lightbox" and version " >= 0.0.0 <= 2.4.6"		en		Affected