CVE-2024-37482 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-37482: WordPress The Post Grid plugin <= 7.7.4 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Vendor Radiustheme

Product The Post Grid

Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization

Published November 1, 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 RadiusTheme The Post Grid the-post-grid.This issue affects The Post Grid: from n/a through <= 7.7.4.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

The Post Grid plugin for WordPress contains an authorization flaw that allows authenticated users with low privileges to access sensitive information they should not be able to view. An attacker with a basic user account can read data that is restricted to higher-privilege roles. This affects all versions up to 7.7.4.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Read sensitive data restricted to higher-privilege user roles.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Unauthorized users can access private or restricted post data, potentially exposing confidential content.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

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

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-2024-37482 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html AskarLabs — CWE-862 write-up Missing Authorization

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