CVE-2024-30465 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-30465: WordPress PageLayer plugin <= 1.8.1 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Vendor Pagelayer Team

Product PageLayer

Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization

Published June 9, 2024

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

6.5/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required Low

User interaction None

Confidentiality None

Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Pagelayer Team PageLayer.This issue affects PageLayer: from n/a through 1.8.1.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

PageLayer versions up to 1.8.1 lack proper authorization checks, allowing authenticated users with low privileges to trigger a denial-of-service condition. An attacker with a valid account can make requests that exhaust server resources or crash the application, disrupting service for legitimate users. Update to version 2.1.3 or later to restore access controls.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Disrupt the site by exhausting server resources or crashing the application.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Site becomes unavailable or unresponsive; legitimate users cannot access PageLayer functionality.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a valid PageLayer user account with low-level privileges.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

June 9, 2024 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-30465 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html AskarLabs — CWE-862 write-up Missing Authorization

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