CVE-2024-56238 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-56238: WordPress Floating Action Buttons plugin <= 0.9.1 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Vendor Quantumcloud
Product Floating Action Buttons
Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization
Published January 2, 2025
Last update April 28, 2026

CVSS base score

5.3/10
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:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in QuantumCloud Floating Action Buttons floating-action-buttons allows Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs.This issue affects Floating Action Buttons: from n/a through <= 0.9.1.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Floating Action Buttons versions 0.9.1 and earlier lack proper authorization checks, allowing unauthenticated attackers to trigger a denial-of-service condition. The vulnerability requires no user interaction and can be exploited over the network. Site availability may be impacted if the component is actively used.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Make the site unavailable or unresponsive by exploiting the missing authorization check.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Your site may become slow or unavailable if this component is deployed and actively used.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Network access only; no authentication or user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

January 2, 2025 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated

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