CVE-2024-50483 CRITICAL

CVE-2024-50483: WordPress Meetup plugin <= 0.1 - Broken Authentication vulnerability

Vendor Tareq Hasan
Product Meetup
Weakness CWE-639 · IDOR
Published October 28, 2024
Last update May 11, 2026
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CVSS base score

9.8/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key vulnerability in Tareq Hasan Meetup meetup allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Meetup: from n/a through <= 0.1.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

A critical vulnerability in Meetup versions 0.1 and earlier allows unauthenticated attackers to read sensitive data, modify site content, or disrupt service availability. The vulnerability requires no user interaction and can be exploited remotely over the network. All installations of affected versions should be updated immediately.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Read sensitive data, modify content, or disable the site without authentication.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the Meetup component.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Network access only; no authentication or user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

October 28, 2024 CVE published
May 11, 2026 Record updated

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