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CVE-2024-37926

WordPress WP Accessibility Helper (WAH) plugin <= 0.6.2.9 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Severity Score

5.3
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Attend
*SSVC
Descriptions

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Alex Volkov WP Accessibility Helper (WAH) allows Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs.This issue affects WP Accessibility Helper (WAH): from n/a through 0.6.2.9.

The WP Accessibility Helper (WAH) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on the wah_update_image_alt() function in all versions up to, and including, 0.6.2.9. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update image alts.

*Credits: Mika (Patchstack Alliance)
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Attend
Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Tech. Impact
Partial
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2024-06-10 CVE Reserved
  • 2024-07-09 CVE Published
  • 2024-11-01 CVE Updated
  • 2024-11-02 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-862: Missing Authorization
CAPEC
  • CAPEC-1: Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Wp Accessibility Helper
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 Wp Accessibility Helper
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 >= 0.0.0.0 <= 0.6.2.9
Search vendor "Wp Accessibility Helper" for product "Wp Accessibility Helper" and version " >= 0.0.0.0 <= 0.6.2.9"
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Affected