CVE-2024-34821 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-34821: WordPress Contact List plugin <= 2.9.87 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Vendor Anssi Laitila

Product Contact List

Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization

Published June 11, 2024

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

5.3/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction None

Confidentiality None

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Anssi Laitila Contact List contact-list.This issue affects Contact List: from n/a through <= 2.9.87.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Contact List versions 2.9.87 and earlier lack proper authorization checks, allowing unauthenticated attackers to modify data through network requests. The vulnerability does not expose sensitive information or disrupt availability, but permits unauthorized changes to contact records. Site administrators should update to a version newer than 2.9.87 when available.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Modify contact list data without authentication or permission.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Contact records can be altered or corrupted by unauthorized parties without your knowledge.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Network access to the site; no authentication or user interaction required.

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-2024-34821 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html AskarLabs — CWE-862 write-up Missing Authorization

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