CVE-2024-32679 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-32679: WordPress Shared Files plugin <= 1.7.16 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Vendor Anssi Laitila

Product Shared Files

Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization

Published April 23, 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 Anssi Laitila Shared Files shared-files.This issue affects Shared Files: from n/a through <= 1.7.16.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

The Shared Files product through version 1.7.16 lacks proper authorization checks, allowing unauthenticated attackers to modify file metadata or content over the network. No user interaction is required. The vulnerability affects the integrity of stored files but does not expose confidential data or cause denial of service.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Modify files or file metadata without authentication.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Attackers can alter or corrupt shared files without logging in, compromising data integrity.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Network access to the Shared Files instance; no authentication or user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

April 23, 2024 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-32679 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html AskarLabs — CWE-862 write-up Missing Authorization

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