CVE-2024-43256: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in nouthemes Leopard - WordPress offload media
Missing Authorization vulnerability in nouthemes Leopard - WordPress offload media allows Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs.This issue affects Leopard - WordPress offload media: from n/a through 2.0.36.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CWE-862) in the Leopard - WordPress offload media plugin allows users with limited privileges to access functionality without proper authorization checks. The issue affects all versions up to 2.0.36. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 7.1, indicating a high severity with network attack vector, low attack complexity, requiring privileges, no user interaction, unchanged scope, no confidentiality impact, limited integrity impact, and high availability impact. No patch or official fix has been published by the vendor as of the latest information.
Potential Impact
An attacker with some level of privileges can perform actions that should be restricted, potentially leading to integrity loss and high availability impact of the affected WordPress plugin. There is no confidentiality impact reported. The vulnerability could disrupt service or functionality of the plugin, but no known exploits have been observed in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, restrict access to the plugin's functionality to trusted users only and monitor for unusual activity related to the plugin. Avoid granting unnecessary privileges to users who can interact with the plugin.
CVE-2024-43256: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in nouthemes Leopard - WordPress offload media
Description
Missing Authorization vulnerability in nouthemes Leopard - WordPress offload media allows Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs.This issue affects Leopard - WordPress offload media: from n/a through 2.0.36.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.1high
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CWE-862) in the Leopard - WordPress offload media plugin allows users with limited privileges to access functionality without proper authorization checks. The issue affects all versions up to 2.0.36. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 7.1, indicating a high severity with network attack vector, low attack complexity, requiring privileges, no user interaction, unchanged scope, no confidentiality impact, limited integrity impact, and high availability impact. No patch or official fix has been published by the vendor as of the latest information.
Potential Impact
An attacker with some level of privileges can perform actions that should be restricted, potentially leading to integrity loss and high availability impact of the affected WordPress plugin. There is no confidentiality impact reported. The vulnerability could disrupt service or functionality of the plugin, but no known exploits have been observed in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, restrict access to the plugin's functionality to trusted users only and monitor for unusual activity related to the plugin. Avoid granting unnecessary privileges to users who can interact with the plugin.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Patchstack
- Date Reserved
- 2024-08-09T09:20:34.297Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 69f165cacbff5d86104b5016
Added to database: 4/29/2026, 1:58:34 AM
Last enriched: 4/29/2026, 3:07:03 AM
Last updated: 6/13/2026, 12:02:29 PM
Views: 15
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