CVE-2024-53785 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-53785: WordPress Chatter plugin <= 1.0.1 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Vendor Alexander Volkov

Product Chatter

Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization

Published December 9, 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 Alexander Volkov Chatter.This issue affects Chatter: from n/a through 1.0.1.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Chatter versions up to 1.0.1 lack proper authorization checks, allowing authenticated users to modify data they should not have access to. An attacker with a low-privilege account can change information without the system verifying their permissions. The vulnerability affects data integrity but does not expose sensitive information or disrupt availability.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Modify data belonging to other users or restricted areas without proper authorization.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Unauthorized changes to user data, posts, or settings by authenticated but unprivileged accounts.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a valid low-privilege account on the Chatter instance.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

December 9, 2024 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-53785 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html AskarLabs — CWE-862 write-up Missing Authorization

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