CVE-2024-33636 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-33636: WordPress WP Page Post Widget Clone plugin <= 1.0.1 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Vendor Mahesh Vora

Product WP Page Post Widget Clone

Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization

Published April 29, 2024

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

5.4/10

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:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Mahesh Vora WP Page Post Widget Clone.This issue affects WP Page Post Widget Clone: from n/a through 1.0.1.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

WP Page Post Widget Clone versions up to 1.0.1 lack proper authorization checks, allowing authenticated users to read and modify data they should not have access to. An attacker with a low-privilege account can view or alter sensitive information without additional interaction. No availability impact occurs. Update to a version newer than 1.0.1.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Read and modify data belonging to other users or restricted areas of the site.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Unauthorized users can access and alter sensitive site content, compromising data integrity and confidentiality.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a low-privilege WordPress account (e.g., subscriber or contributor role).

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-2024-33636 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html AskarLabs — CWE-862 write-up Missing Authorization

Related vulnerabilities

Identifiers

CVE CVE-2024-33636

CWE CWE-862

CVSS 5.4 / MEDIUM

Affected versions