CVE-2024-31284: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in WPDeveloper EmbedPress
Missing Authorization vulnerability in WPDeveloper EmbedPress.This issue affects EmbedPress: from n/a through 3.9.8.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The vulnerability identified as CVE-2024-31284 in WPDeveloper EmbedPress is classified under CWE-862 (Missing Authorization). It affects EmbedPress versions through 3.9.8 and allows unauthorized access to functionality that should be protected. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 6.5 with vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L, indicating network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction, unchanged scope, no confidentiality impact, but limited integrity and availability impacts.
Potential Impact
Exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an unauthenticated attacker to perform unauthorized actions within the EmbedPress plugin, potentially causing limited integrity and availability issues. There is no indication of confidentiality impact. No known exploits have been reported in the wild to date.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Since no official fix or temporary mitigation is currently documented, users should monitor WPDeveloper communications for updates and consider restricting access to affected plugin functionality until a patch is available.
CVE-2024-31284: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in WPDeveloper EmbedPress
Description
Missing Authorization vulnerability in WPDeveloper EmbedPress.This issue affects EmbedPress: from n/a through 3.9.8.
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.5medium
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The vulnerability identified as CVE-2024-31284 in WPDeveloper EmbedPress is classified under CWE-862 (Missing Authorization). It affects EmbedPress versions through 3.9.8 and allows unauthorized access to functionality that should be protected. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 6.5 with vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L, indicating network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction, unchanged scope, no confidentiality impact, but limited integrity and availability impacts.
Potential Impact
Exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an unauthenticated attacker to perform unauthorized actions within the EmbedPress plugin, potentially causing limited integrity and availability issues. There is no indication of confidentiality impact. No known exploits have been reported in the wild to date.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Since no official fix or temporary mitigation is currently documented, users should monitor WPDeveloper communications for updates and consider restricting access to affected plugin functionality until a patch is available.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Patchstack
- Date Reserved
- 2024-03-29T16:49:21.490Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 69f16511cbff5d86104a9f01
Added to database: 4/29/2026, 1:55:29 AM
Last enriched: 4/29/2026, 2:37:37 AM
Last updated: 6/13/2026, 11:46:24 AM
Views: 34
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