CVE-2024-1350 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-1350: WordPress Honeypot for WP Comment plugin <= 2.2.3 - Arbitrary File Deletion vulnerability

Vendor Prasidhda Malla

Product Honeypot for WP Comment

Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization

Published April 17, 2024

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

5.3/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction None

Confidentiality None

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Prasidhda Malla Honeypot for WP Comment.This issue affects Honeypot for WP Comment: from n/a through 2.2.3.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Honeypot for WP Comment versions up to 2.2.3 lack proper authorization checks, allowing unauthenticated attackers to modify data through the plugin. The vulnerability requires no user interaction and is exploitable over the network. Site administrators should update to a version newer than 2.2.3 to prevent unauthorized modifications.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Modify data in the plugin without authentication.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Attackers can alter plugin data without logging in, potentially compromising comment spam protection.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Network access; no authentication or user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

April 17, 2024 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-1350 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html AskarLabs — CWE-862 write-up Missing Authorization

Related vulnerabilities

Identifiers

CVE CVE-2024-1350

CWE CWE-862

CVSS 5.3 / MEDIUM

Affected versions