CVE-2024-33597 HIGH

CVE-2024-33597: WordPress SSU plugin <= 1.5.0 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Vendor Profaceoff

Product SSU

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 None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in ProFaceOff SSU.This issue affects SSU: from n/a through 1.5.0.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

ProFaceOff SSU versions up to 1.5.0 lack proper authorization checks, allowing unauthenticated attackers to disrupt service availability. The vulnerability requires only network access and no user interaction. An attacker can make repeated requests to exhaust system resources or cause the application to become unresponsive.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Make the application unavailable or unresponsive by sending requests that consume resources.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Your site may become slow or unavailable if targeted; no data theft or modification risk.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Network access to the application; 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-2024-33597 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html AskarLabs — CWE-862 write-up Missing Authorization

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