CVE-2024-56280: Incorrect Privilege Assignment in AmentoTech Private Limited WPGuppy
Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in AmentoTech Private Limited WPGuppy wpguppy-lite allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects WPGuppy: from n/a through <= 1.1.0.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The vulnerability CVE-2024-56280 in WPGuppy (wpguppy-lite) involves incorrect privilege assignment that permits privilege escalation. It affects all versions up to 1.1.0. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) indicates that the vulnerability is remotely exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, requires low privileges, no user interaction, and impacts confidentiality, integrity, and availability at a high level. No patch or vendor advisory is currently available to confirm remediation status.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an attacker with limited privileges to escalate their privileges, leading to full compromise of the affected system's confidentiality, integrity, and availability. This could result in unauthorized access to sensitive data, modification or deletion of data, and disruption of service.
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 affected plugin and monitor for suspicious activity related to privilege escalation attempts. Avoid deploying or using affected versions in sensitive environments.
CVE-2024-56280: Incorrect Privilege Assignment in AmentoTech Private Limited WPGuppy
Description
Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in AmentoTech Private Limited WPGuppy wpguppy-lite allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects WPGuppy: from n/a through <= 1.1.0.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The vulnerability CVE-2024-56280 in WPGuppy (wpguppy-lite) involves incorrect privilege assignment that permits privilege escalation. It affects all versions up to 1.1.0. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) indicates that the vulnerability is remotely exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, requires low privileges, no user interaction, and impacts confidentiality, integrity, and availability at a high level. No patch or vendor advisory is currently available to confirm remediation status.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an attacker with limited privileges to escalate their privileges, leading to full compromise of the affected system's confidentiality, integrity, and availability. This could result in unauthorized access to sensitive data, modification or deletion of data, and disruption of service.
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 affected plugin and monitor for suspicious activity related to privilege escalation attempts. Avoid deploying or using affected versions in sensitive environments.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Patchstack
- Date Reserved
- 2024-12-18T19:04:43.976Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 69cd75cfe6bfc5ba1df07d38
Added to database: 4/1/2026, 7:45:19 PM
Last enriched: 5/1/2026, 7:10:12 AM
Last updated: 5/21/2026, 12:36:21 PM
Views: 13
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