CVE-2024-38794 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-38794: WordPress Custom Query Blocks plugin <= 5.2.0 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Vendor Mediaron Llc

Product Custom Query Blocks

Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization

Published November 1, 2024

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

5.3/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction None

Confidentiality Low

Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in MediaRon LLC Custom Query Blocks allows Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs.This issue affects Custom Query Blocks: from n/a through 5.2.0.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Custom Query Blocks through version 5.2.0 fails to properly restrict access to sensitive functionality. An unauthenticated attacker can read limited data from the site without authorization. The vulnerability requires only network access and no user interaction. Update to a version newer than 5.2.0 to remediate.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Read limited non-public data from the site without logging in.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Sensitive site data may be exposed to unauthenticated visitors.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Network access only; no authentication or user interaction required.

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-2024-38794 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html AskarLabs — CWE-862 write-up Missing Authorization

Related vulnerabilities

Identifiers

CVE CVE-2024-38794

CWE CWE-862

CVSS 5.3 / MEDIUM

Affected versions