CVE-2024-12610: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in dasinfomedia School Management System for Wordpress
The School Management System for Wordpress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized loss of data due to a missing capability check on the 'mj_smgt_remove_feetype' and 'mj_smgt_remove_category_new' AJAX actions in all versions up to, and including, 93.0.0. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary posts.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The School Management System for WordPress plugin by dasinfomedia suffers from a missing capability check (CWE-862) on the 'mj_smgt_remove_feetype' and 'mj_smgt_remove_category_new' AJAX actions. This flaw permits unauthenticated users to invoke these actions and delete arbitrary posts, leading to unauthorized data loss. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.3, indicating a medium severity level. No patch or remediation details are currently provided, and no known exploits in the wild have been reported.
Potential Impact
An attacker without authentication can delete arbitrary posts via vulnerable AJAX endpoints, resulting in unauthorized data loss. There is no indication of confidentiality or availability impact beyond integrity loss. The vulnerability could disrupt normal plugin operation by removing critical data.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, restrict access to the vulnerable AJAX endpoints if possible or disable the plugin to prevent exploitation.
CVE-2024-12610: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in dasinfomedia School Management System for Wordpress
Description
The School Management System for Wordpress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized loss of data due to a missing capability check on the 'mj_smgt_remove_feetype' and 'mj_smgt_remove_category_new' AJAX actions in all versions up to, and including, 93.0.0. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary posts.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The School Management System for WordPress plugin by dasinfomedia suffers from a missing capability check (CWE-862) on the 'mj_smgt_remove_feetype' and 'mj_smgt_remove_category_new' AJAX actions. This flaw permits unauthenticated users to invoke these actions and delete arbitrary posts, leading to unauthorized data loss. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.3, indicating a medium severity level. No patch or remediation details are currently provided, and no known exploits in the wild have been reported.
Potential Impact
An attacker without authentication can delete arbitrary posts via vulnerable AJAX endpoints, resulting in unauthorized data loss. There is no indication of confidentiality or availability impact beyond integrity loss. The vulnerability could disrupt normal plugin operation by removing critical data.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, restrict access to the vulnerable AJAX endpoints if possible or disable the plugin to prevent exploitation.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2024-12-13T14:01:57.325Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 699f6e44b7ef31ef0b59c03d
Added to database: 2/25/2026, 9:48:52 PM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 12:52:15 PM
Last updated: 4/11/2026, 5:38:28 PM
Views: 20
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