WordPress Access Control <= 4.0.13 - Improper Access Control to Sensitive Information Exposure via REST API

MITRE NVD CVE.ORG JSON API

Summary

CVECVE-2024-0975
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerWordfence
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2024-02-28 09:15:42 UTC
Updated2026-04-08 18:19:01 UTC
DescriptionThe WordPress Access Control plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 4.0.13 via the REST API. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to bypass the plugin's "Make Website Members Only" feature (when unset) and view restricted page and post content.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 5.3 MEDIUM from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-284 | NVD-CWE-noinfo | CWE-284 CWE-284 Improper Access Control

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Secondary5.3MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
3.1CNADECLARED5.3MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Brandonwamboldt Wordpress Access Control All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Brandonwamboldt WordPress Access Control affected 4.0.13 semver Not specified
ADP Brandonwamboldt Wordpress Access Control affected 4.0.13 semver Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/31f13524-2bd7-4157-b378-455ac... af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.wordfence.com Third Party Advisory
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wordpress-access-control/trunk/wordpress-access-contr... af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 plugins.trac.wordpress.org Patch
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: Francesco Carlucci (en)

Additional Advisory Data

SourceTimeEvent
CNA2024-02-27T00:00:00.000ZDisclosed

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