CVE-2024-33937 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-33937: WordPress Progressive WordPress (PWA) plugin <= 2.1.13 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Vendor Nico Martin

Product Progressive WordPress (PWA)

Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization

Published May 3, 2024

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

4.3/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required Low

User interaction None

Confidentiality Low

Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Nico Martin Progressive WordPress (PWA).This issue affects Progressive WordPress (PWA): from n/a through 2.1.13.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Progressive WordPress (PWA) plugin versions up to 2.1.13 fail to properly check user permissions before allowing access to certain functions. A logged-in user with low privileges can read sensitive data they should not have access to. The vulnerability requires an active WordPress account but no special interaction from the victim.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Read sensitive data from the site that should be restricted to higher-privilege users.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Unauthorized users can access confidential information; review who has accounts and consider auditing data access logs.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

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

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

May 3, 2024 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-33937 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html AskarLabs — CWE-862 write-up Missing Authorization

Related vulnerabilities

Identifiers

CVE CVE-2024-33937

CWE CWE-862

CVSS 4.3 / MEDIUM

Affected versions