CVE-2024-34803 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-34803: WordPress Fastly plugin <= 1.2.25 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Vendor Fastly

Product Fastly

Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization

Published June 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 None

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Fastly.This issue affects Fastly: from n/a through 1.2.25.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Fastly versions up to 1.2.25 lack proper authorization checks, allowing authenticated users to modify data they should not have access to. An attacker with low-level credentials can change settings or content without proper permission validation. The vulnerability has low integrity impact and does not affect confidentiality or availability. Update to version 1.2.29 or later to remediate.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Modify data or settings without proper authorization.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Unauthorized changes to configuration or content by low-privilege users; data integrity risk.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a valid low-privilege account on the Fastly service.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

June 3, 2024 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-34803 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html AskarLabs — CWE-862 write-up Missing Authorization

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