CVE-2024-47337 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-47337: WordPress Joy Of Text Lite plugin <= 2.3.1 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Vendor Phillip Dane

Product Joy Of Text Lite

Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization

Published September 26, 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 Phillip Dane Joy Of Text Lite joy-of-text.This issue affects Joy Of Text Lite: from n/a through <= 2.3.1.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Joy Of Text Lite versions 2.3.1 and earlier lack proper authorization checks, allowing authenticated users to modify content they should not have access to. An attacker with a low-privilege account can alter data through the application's interface. The vulnerability affects the integrity of user-generated content but does not expose sensitive information or disrupt availability.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Modify or alter content in the application without proper authorization.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Unauthorized changes to site content by authenticated users with limited permissions.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a valid low-privilege user account and network access to the application.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

September 26, 2024 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-47337 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html AskarLabs — CWE-862 write-up Missing Authorization

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