CVE-2024-53805 HIGH

CVE-2024-53805: WordPress WP Mailster plugin <= 1.8.16.0 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Vendor Brandtoss

Product WP Mailster

Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization

Published December 6, 2024

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

7.5/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction None

Confidentiality None

Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in brandtoss WP Mailster wp-mailster allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects WP Mailster: from n/a through <= 1.8.16.0.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

WP Mailster versions up to 1.8.16.0 lack proper authorization checks, allowing unauthenticated attackers to disrupt the site's availability. An attacker can send requests over the network without credentials to trigger a denial-of-service condition. Site administrators should update to a version newer than 1.8.16.0 immediately.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Make the site unavailable or unresponsive without needing to log in.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Your site could become unavailable to visitors due to resource exhaustion or service disruption.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Network access only; no authentication or user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

December 6, 2024 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-53805 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html AskarLabs — CWE-862 write-up Missing Authorization

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