CVE-2024-32689: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in GenialSouls WP Social Comments
Missing Authorization vulnerability in GenialSouls WP Social Comments.This issue affects WP Social Comments: from n/a through 1.7.3.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The vulnerability identified as CVE-2024-32689 in GenialSouls WP Social Comments plugin (up to version 1.7.3) is classified as CWE-862: Missing Authorization. This means the plugin fails to properly verify whether a user has the necessary permissions before allowing certain actions. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates the attack requires network access with low complexity and low privileges, no user interaction, and impacts integrity but not confidentiality or availability.
Potential Impact
The impact of this vulnerability is limited to integrity, where unauthorized users with some privileges may be able to perform actions they should not be authorized to do. There is no impact on confidentiality or availability reported. No known exploitation in the wild has been documented.
Mitigation Recommendations
No official patch or remediation is currently available. Users should monitor the vendor's advisories for updates. Until a fix is released, consider restricting access to the plugin's features to trusted users only and review user permissions carefully to minimize risk.
CVE-2024-32689: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in GenialSouls WP Social Comments
Description
Missing Authorization vulnerability in GenialSouls WP Social Comments.This issue affects WP Social Comments: from n/a through 1.7.3.
CVSS v3.1
Score 4.3medium
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The vulnerability identified as CVE-2024-32689 in GenialSouls WP Social Comments plugin (up to version 1.7.3) is classified as CWE-862: Missing Authorization. This means the plugin fails to properly verify whether a user has the necessary permissions before allowing certain actions. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates the attack requires network access with low complexity and low privileges, no user interaction, and impacts integrity but not confidentiality or availability.
Potential Impact
The impact of this vulnerability is limited to integrity, where unauthorized users with some privileges may be able to perform actions they should not be authorized to do. There is no impact on confidentiality or availability reported. No known exploitation in the wild has been documented.
Mitigation Recommendations
No official patch or remediation is currently available. Users should monitor the vendor's advisories for updates. Until a fix is released, consider restricting access to the plugin's features to trusted users only and review user permissions carefully to minimize risk.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Patchstack
- Date Reserved
- 2024-04-17T08:55:51.662Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 69f16538cbff5d86104ab743
Added to database: 4/29/2026, 1:56:08 AM
Last enriched: 4/29/2026, 2:53:49 AM
Last updated: 6/13/2026, 10:20:41 AM
Views: 15
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