CVE-2024-37415 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-37415: WordPress E2Pdf plugin <= 1.20.27 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Vendor E2Pdf

Product e2pdf

Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization

Published November 1, 2024

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

5.4/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction Required

Confidentiality None

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in E2Pdf e2pdf e2pdf.This issue affects e2pdf: from n/a through <= 1.20.27.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

E2pdf versions up to 1.20.27 lack proper authorization checks, allowing an attacker to modify data on the site if they can trick a user into visiting a malicious link. The vulnerability requires user interaction and does not affect data confidentiality. Update to a version newer than 1.20.27 to remediate.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Modify or delete data on the site by tricking a user into clicking a malicious link.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Site data can be altered or deleted without proper authorization if users are socially engineered.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

No authentication required, but the victim must click a link or visit a page controlled by the attacker.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

November 1, 2024 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-37415 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html AskarLabs — CWE-862 write-up Missing Authorization

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