CVE-2024-54293 CRITICAL

CVE-2024-54293: WordPress CE21 Suite plugin <= 2.2.0 - Privilege Escalation vulnerability

Vendor Ce21

Product CE21 Suite

Weakness CWE-266

Published December 13, 2024

Last update April 28, 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 CE21 CE21 Suite ce21-suite allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects CE21 Suite: from n/a through <= 2.2.0.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

CE21 Suite versions 2.2.0 and earlier contain a privilege escalation vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to gain full control of the application over the network. The vulnerability stems from improper access control that fails to enforce authorization checks. No user interaction is required to exploit this flaw, making it trivial to attack.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Run arbitrary code, read all data, and modify or delete any content on the affected system without authentication.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Complete compromise of the CE21 Suite installation and any data it stores or manages.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Network access to the CE21 Suite application. No authentication or user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

December 13, 2024 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-54293 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/266.html AskarLabs — CWE-266 write-up Incorrect Privilege Assignment

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