CVE-2024-38695 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-38695: WordPress WP GoToWebinar plugin <= 15.6 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Vendor Martin Gibson

Product WP GoToWebinar

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 Martin Gibson WP GoToWebinar allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects WP GoToWebinar: from n/a through 15.6.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

WP GoToWebinar through version 15.6 fails to properly check user permissions before allowing access to certain functions. A logged-in user with low privileges can read sensitive information they should not have access to. The vulnerability requires an active user account but no special interaction from the victim.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Read sensitive information they should not have access to as a low-privilege user.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Unauthorized users can access confidential data within the plugin, potentially exposing webinar details or participant information.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a valid user account on the site with low-level privileges.

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-2024-38695 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html AskarLabs — CWE-862 write-up Missing Authorization

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