CVE-2024-43355 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-43355: WordPress JoomSport plugin <= 5.3.0 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Vendor Beardev

Product JoomSport

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 None

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in BearDev JoomSport allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects JoomSport: from n/a through 5.3.0.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

JoomSport through version 5.3.0 fails to properly check user permissions before allowing certain actions. A logged-in user with low privileges can modify data they should not have access to. The vulnerability requires authentication but no special user role, making it exploitable by any registered site user.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Modify data or settings they should not have permission to change.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Any registered user can alter protected data, potentially corrupting site content or configuration.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a registered 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-2024-43355 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html AskarLabs — CWE-862 write-up Missing Authorization

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