CVE-2024-50487 CRITICAL

CVE-2024-50487: WordPress MaanStore API plugin <= 1.0.1 - Account Takeover vulnerability

Vendor Acnoo

Product MaanStore API

Weakness CWE-288

Published October 28, 2024

Last update May 12, 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

Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel vulnerability in Acnoo MaanStore API maanstore-api allows Authentication Bypass.This issue affects MaanStore API: from n/a through <= 1.0.1.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

MaanStore API versions 1.0.1 and earlier contain an authentication bypass vulnerability. An attacker can gain unauthorized access to the API without valid credentials, potentially reading, modifying, or deleting data. No user interaction or special privileges are required. Organizations using affected versions should update immediately.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Gain unauthorized access to the API and read, modify, or delete data without authentication.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Attackers can access, modify, or delete sensitive data in your MaanStore installation without logging in.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Network access to the MaanStore API; no authentication or user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

October 28, 2024 CVE published

May 12, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-50487 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/288.html AskarLabs — CWE-288 write-up Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel

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