Auth bypass in Charlestsmith Word Replacer Pro

CVE-2024-1733

The Word Replacer Pro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the word_replacer_ultra() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.0. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update arbitrary content on the affected WordPress site.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

Published · last modified .

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:N/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (36.3th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 36th percentile — 36.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2024-1733: held from 0.004 to 0.004.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-1733?
CVE-2024-1733 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Charlestsmith Word Replacer Pro, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2024-03-16.
How severe is CVE-2024-1733?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-1733 known to be exploited?
3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.