CVE-2024-52438 HIGH

CVE-2024-52438: WordPress de:branding plugin <= 1.0.2 - Privilege Escalation vulnerability

Vendor Deco.agency

Product de:branding

Weakness CWE-306 · Missing auth

Published November 20, 2024

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

8.8/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required Low

User interaction None

Confidentiality High

Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Missing Authentication for Critical Function vulnerability in deco.agency de:branding debranding allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects de:branding: from n/a through <= 1.0.2.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

de:branding versions 1.0.2 and earlier contain a missing authentication vulnerability that allows an authenticated user with low privileges to read, modify, or delete data on the site. The vulnerability requires network access and low-level user credentials but no additional user interaction. An attacker can escalate their capabilities beyond their intended permission level.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Read, modify, or delete sensitive data on the site with only low-level user credentials.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Any low-privilege user (subscriber, contributor, etc.) can access or alter data they should not be able to reach.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a low-privilege user account on the site; network access required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

November 20, 2024 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-52438 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/306.html AskarLabs — CWE-306 write-up Missing Authentication for Critical Function

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