CVE-2024-38714 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-38714: WordPress WP Fast Total Search <= 1.68.232 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Vendor Epsiloncool

Product WP Fast Total Search

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 Epsiloncool WP Fast Total Search fulltext-search.This issue affects WP Fast Total Search: from n/a through <= 1.68.232.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

WP Fast Total Search contains an authorization flaw that allows authenticated users to access search functionality they should not have permission to use. An attacker with a low-privilege account can read sensitive search data without proper access controls. The vulnerability affects all versions up to 1.68.232. Update to a version newer than the affected range.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Read search data and results they should not have access to.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Unauthorized users can view sensitive search information and indexed content they lack permission to access.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a low-privilege WordPress user account on the site.

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-2024-38714 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html AskarLabs — CWE-862 write-up Missing Authorization

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