What is CVE-2024-0975?

CVE-2024-0975 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Brandonwamboldt WordPress Access Control, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2024-02-28.

How severe is CVE-2024-0975?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-0975 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Brandonwamboldt WordPress Access Control

CVE-2024-0975

The 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.

EPSS: 0.005 (41.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Brandonwamboldt Wordpress Access Control — versions 0
Brandonwamboldt Wordpress_access_control

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

security@wordfence.com (Third Party Advisory)
security@wordfence.com (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-0975?: CVE-2024-0975 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Brandonwamboldt WordPress Access Control, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2024-02-28.
How severe is CVE-2024-0975?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-0975 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.