CVE-2024-43962 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-43962: WordPress LWS Affiliation plugin <= 2.3.4 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Vendor Lws

Product LWS Affiliation

Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization

Published November 1, 2024

Last update November 1, 2024

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CVSS base score

5.4/10

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:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in LWS LWS Affiliation allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects LWS Affiliation: from n/a through 2.3.4.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

LWS Affiliation through version 2.3.4 lacks proper authorization checks, allowing authenticated users to modify data they should not have access to. An attacker with low-level account privileges can alter or delete affiliate records without proper permission validation. The vulnerability affects integrity and availability of affiliate data but does not expose sensitive information.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Modify or delete affiliate records belonging to other users or accounts.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Affiliate data integrity compromised; users may lose commission records or have their affiliates tampered with.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a low-privilege account on the site; no user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

November 1, 2024 CVE published

November 1, 2024 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-43962 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html AskarLabs — CWE-862 write-up Missing Authorization

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