CVE-2024-38721 HIGH

CVE-2024-38721: WordPress EazyDocs plugin <= 2.5.0 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Vendor Spider-Themes

Product EazyDocs

Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization

Published November 1, 2024

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

7.1/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required Low

User interaction None

Confidentiality None

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in spider-themes EazyDocs allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects EazyDocs: from n/a through 2.5.0.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

EazyDocs through version 2.5.0 lacks proper authorization checks, allowing authenticated users with low privileges to modify or delete content they should not have access to. The vulnerability affects integrity and availability of site data. Users should update to a version newer than 2.5.0 to remediate the issue.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Modify or delete content without proper authorization.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Unauthorized users can alter or remove documentation and site content.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a low-privilege authenticated 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-2024-38721 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html AskarLabs — CWE-862 write-up Missing Authorization

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