What is CVE-2024-5489?

CVE-2024-5489 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wbcomdesigns Custom Font Uploader, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2024-06-06.

How severe is CVE-2024-5489?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Wbcomdesigns Custom Font Uploader

CVE-2024-5489

The Wbcom Designs – Custom Font Uploader plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized loss of data due to a missing capability check on the 'cfu_delete_customfont' function in all versions up to, and including, 2.3.4. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to delete any custom font.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

Published 2024-06-06 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (36.9th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 37th percentile — 36.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Wbcomdesigns Custom Font Uploader
Wbcomdesigns Wbcom Designs – Custom Font Uploader — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

References

www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/2339ebbf-2302-4e83-9743-ca79f… (Third Party Advisory)
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/custom-font-uploader/trunk/inc/cfup-function… (Product)
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3097373/ (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-5489?: CVE-2024-5489 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wbcomdesigns Custom Font Uploader, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2024-06-06.
How severe is CVE-2024-5489?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.