CVE-2024-34804 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-34804: WordPress Tagembed plugin <= 5.8 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Vendor Tagembed

Product Tagembed

Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization

Published June 11, 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 None

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Tagembed.This issue affects Tagembed: from n/a through 5.8.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Tagembed versions 5.8 and earlier lack proper authorization checks, allowing authenticated users to modify or delete data they should not have access to. An attacker with a low-privilege account can change or remove content belonging to other users or the system. No confidentiality impact occurs, but integrity and availability of data are at risk.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Modify or delete data belonging to other users or the system.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Authenticated users can tamper with or remove content they don't own, risking data loss and system integrity.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a valid low-privilege account on the Tagembed instance.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

June 11, 2024 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-34804 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html AskarLabs — CWE-862 write-up Missing Authorization

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