CVE-2024-7648: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in wpopal Opal Membership
The Opal Membership plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.4 via the private notes functionality on payments which utilizes WordPress comments. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to view private notes via recent comments that should be restricted to just administrators.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The Opal Membership plugin for WordPress suffers from a missing authorization vulnerability (CWE-862) in its private notes feature related to payments. Authenticated users with subscriber-level privileges or above can access private notes that are implemented using WordPress comments, bypassing intended access restrictions that should limit visibility to administrators. This exposure affects all versions up to and including 1.2.4. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.3, indicating a medium severity impact primarily due to confidentiality loss without integrity or availability impact.
Potential Impact
Authenticated users with subscriber-level access or higher can view sensitive private notes on payments that should be restricted to administrators. This leads to sensitive information exposure but does not affect data integrity or availability. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — no official patch or remediation guidance is provided in the available data. Users should monitor the vendor's advisory for updates and consider restricting subscriber-level access or disabling the private notes feature until a fix is released.
CVE-2024-7648: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in wpopal Opal Membership
Description
The Opal Membership plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.4 via the private notes functionality on payments which utilizes WordPress comments. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to view private notes via recent comments that should be restricted to just administrators.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The Opal Membership plugin for WordPress suffers from a missing authorization vulnerability (CWE-862) in its private notes feature related to payments. Authenticated users with subscriber-level privileges or above can access private notes that are implemented using WordPress comments, bypassing intended access restrictions that should limit visibility to administrators. This exposure affects all versions up to and including 1.2.4. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.3, indicating a medium severity impact primarily due to confidentiality loss without integrity or availability impact.
Potential Impact
Authenticated users with subscriber-level access or higher can view sensitive private notes on payments that should be restricted to administrators. This leads to sensitive information exposure but does not affect data integrity or availability. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — no official patch or remediation guidance is provided in the available data. Users should monitor the vendor's advisory for updates and consider restricting subscriber-level access or disabling the private notes feature until a fix is released.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2024-08-09T14:57:49.314Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 699f6c1cb7ef31ef0b5600e8
Added to database: 2/25/2026, 9:39:40 PM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 8:20:42 AM
Last updated: 4/12/2026, 5:14:44 PM
Views: 10
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