CVE-2024-43215 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-43215: WordPress Social Slider Feed plugin <= 2.2.2 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Vendor Creativemotion
Product Social Slider Feed
Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization
Published November 1, 2024
Last update April 28, 2026

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 creativemotion Social Slider Feed allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Social Slider Feed: from n/a through 2.2.2.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Social Slider Feed through version 2.2.2 fails to properly check user permissions before allowing access to certain functions. A logged-in user with low privileges can read data they should not have access to. The vulnerability does not allow data modification or system unavailability.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

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

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Unauthorized users can view restricted information, potentially exposing private content or user data.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a low-privilege account on the site and network access to the vulnerable plugin.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

November 1, 2024 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated

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