Auth bypass in Xenioushk Bwl Advanced Faq Manager
CVE-2024-13801
The BWL Advanced FAQ Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data that can lead to a denial of service due to a missing capability check on the 'baf_set_notice_status' AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 2.1.4. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to update option values to '1' on the WordPress site. This can be leveraged to update an option that would create an error on the site and deny service to legitimate users or be used to set some values to true such as registration.
Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control
EPSS: 0.003 (22.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Xenioushk Bwl Advanced Faq Manager — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-13801?
- CVE-2024-13801 is a high-severity vulnerability in Xenioushk Bwl Advanced Faq Manager, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2025-03-26.
- How severe is CVE-2024-13801?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-13801 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.