CVE-2024-33594 HIGH

CVE-2024-33594: WordPress Leaky Paywall plugin <= 4.20.8 - Price Manipulation vulnerability

Vendor Leaky Paywall

Product Leaky Paywall

Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization

Published April 29, 2024

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

7.5/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction None

Confidentiality None

Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Leaky Paywall.This issue affects Leaky Paywall: from n/a through 4.20.8.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Leaky Paywall versions up to 4.20.8 lack proper authorization checks, allowing unauthenticated attackers to modify content or settings they should not have access to. The vulnerability requires no special privileges or user interaction. An attacker can exploit this over the network to alter site data or configuration without authentication.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Modify site content, settings, or data without logging in.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Attackers can alter your site's content, configuration, or paywall settings without your permission.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Network access to the site; no authentication or user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

April 29, 2024 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-33594 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html AskarLabs — CWE-862 write-up Missing Authorization

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