CVE-2024-54229 CRITICAL

CVE-2024-54229: WordPress SV100 Companion plugin <= 2.0.02 - Privilege Escalation vulnerability

Vendor Straightvisions Gmbh

Product SV100 Companion

Weakness CWE-266

Published December 16, 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

Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in straightvisions GmbH SV100 Companion sv100-companion allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects SV100 Companion: from n/a through <= 2.0.02.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

SV100 Companion versions 2.0.02 and earlier contain a critical vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to read sensitive data, modify site content, or disrupt service without any user interaction. The vulnerability stems from improper privilege controls that fail to restrict access to sensitive functions. All versions up to 2.0.02 are affected.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

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

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Attackers can compromise your site's data, content, and availability without any warning or credentials.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Network access only; no authentication or user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

December 16, 2024 CVE published

May 11, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-54229 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/266.html AskarLabs — CWE-266 write-up Incorrect Privilege Assignment

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