CVE-2024-39640 (GCVE-0-2024-39640)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-11-01 14:17 – Updated: 2026-04-28 16:10
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
WordPress Social Feed Gallery plugin <= 4.3.9 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Summary
Missing Authorization vulnerability in QuadLayers WP Social Feed Gallery allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects WP Social Feed Gallery: from n/a through 4.3.9.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-11-01 18:24 UTC
CWE
- CWE-862 - Missing Authorization
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/ins… | vdb-entry |
Impacted products
2 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| QuadLayers | WP Social Feed Gallery |
Affected:
n/a , ≤ 4.3.9
(custom)
|
guessed | |
| quadlayers | wp_social_feed_gallery |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 4.3.9
(custom)
cpe:2.3:a:quadlayers:wp_social_feed_gallery:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
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