CVE-2024-13835: CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management in gandhihitesh9 Post Meta Data Manager
The Post Meta Data Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to multisite privilege escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.4. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying the existence of a multisite installation prior to allowing user meta to be added/modified. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to gain elevated privileges on subsites that would otherwise be inaccessible.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2024-13835 is an improper privilege management vulnerability (CWE-269) in the Post Meta Data Manager WordPress plugin by gandhihitesh9. The flaw arises because the plugin does not verify the existence of a multisite WordPress installation before permitting user meta data to be added or modified. This allows authenticated users with Administrator-level privileges or higher to escalate their privileges on subsites within a multisite environment that they would normally not have access to. The vulnerability affects all versions up to and including 1.4.4. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 7.2, indicating high severity with network attack vector, low attack complexity, high privileges required, no user interaction, unchanged scope, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Potential Impact
An attacker with Administrator-level access on the main site or any site in a multisite WordPress setup can leverage this vulnerability to gain elevated privileges on other subsites that should be inaccessible. This can lead to unauthorized access, modification, or disruption of data and site functionality across the multisite network. The impact affects confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected subsites.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, limit Administrator-level access to trusted users only and consider disabling or removing the Post Meta Data Manager plugin in multisite environments if possible.
CVE-2024-13835: CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management in gandhihitesh9 Post Meta Data Manager
Description
The Post Meta Data Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to multisite privilege escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.4. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying the existence of a multisite installation prior to allowing user meta to be added/modified. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to gain elevated privileges on subsites that would otherwise be inaccessible.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2024-13835 is an improper privilege management vulnerability (CWE-269) in the Post Meta Data Manager WordPress plugin by gandhihitesh9. The flaw arises because the plugin does not verify the existence of a multisite WordPress installation before permitting user meta data to be added or modified. This allows authenticated users with Administrator-level privileges or higher to escalate their privileges on subsites within a multisite environment that they would normally not have access to. The vulnerability affects all versions up to and including 1.4.4. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 7.2, indicating high severity with network attack vector, low attack complexity, high privileges required, no user interaction, unchanged scope, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Potential Impact
An attacker with Administrator-level access on the main site or any site in a multisite WordPress setup can leverage this vulnerability to gain elevated privileges on other subsites that should be inaccessible. This can lead to unauthorized access, modification, or disruption of data and site functionality across the multisite network. The impact affects confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected subsites.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, limit Administrator-level access to trusted users only and consider disabling or removing the Post Meta Data Manager plugin in multisite environments if possible.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2025-02-04T21:37:55.113Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 699f6d18b7ef31ef0b56dddb
Added to database: 2/25/2026, 9:43:52 PM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 1:23:15 PM
Last updated: 4/12/2026, 6:07:26 AM
Views: 11
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