Auth bypass in Hammadh Play.ht
CVE-2024-0828
The Play.ht – Make Your Blog Posts Accessible With Text to Speech Audio plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of functionality due to a missing capability check on several functions in all versions up to, and including, 3.6.4. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber access or higher, to delete, retrieve, or modify post metadata, retrieve posts contents of protected posts, modify conversion data and delete article audio.
Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control
EPSS: 0.004 (28.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security@wordfence.com (Third Party Advisory)
- security@wordfence.com (Product)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-0828?
- CVE-2024-0828 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Hammadh Play.ht, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2024-03-13.
- How severe is CVE-2024-0828?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-0828 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.