CVE-2024-31281 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-31281: WordPress Church Admin plugin <= 4.1.6 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Vendor Andy_Moyle

Product Church Admin

Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization

Published May 17, 2024

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

6.3/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required Low

User interaction None

Confidentiality Low

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in andy_moyle Church Admin church-admin.This issue affects Church Admin: from n/a through <= 4.1.6.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Church Admin versions 4.1.6 and earlier lack proper authorization checks, allowing authenticated users to access or modify data they should not be able to reach. An attacker with a low-privilege account can read sensitive information, make unauthorized changes, or disrupt service availability. Update to a version newer than 4.1.6 to resolve this issue.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Read, modify, or delete data they lack permission to access.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Unauthorized users can access confidential church records, member data, or financial information.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a valid low-privilege user account on the site.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

May 17, 2024 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-31281 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html AskarLabs — CWE-862 write-up Missing Authorization

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