CVE-2024-30459
Published: 08 May 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-30459 is a medium-severity Missing Authorization (CWE-862) vulnerability. Its CVSS base score is 5.3 (Medium).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 32.5th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
This vulnerability is AI-related — categorised as Enterprise AI Assistants; in the Other ATLAS/OWASP Terms risk domain; MITRE ATLAS techniques in scope: AML.T0040.000, Direct (AML.T0051.000), Financial Harm (AML.T0048.000).
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-28380
Vulnerability details
Missing Authorization vulnerability in AIpost AI WP Writer.This issue affects AI WP Writer: from n/a through 3.6.5.
- CWE(s)
AI Security AnalysisAI
- AI Category
- Enterprise AI Assistants
- Risk Domain
- Other ATLAS/OWASP Terms
- OWASP Top 10 for LLMs 2025
- None mapped
- Classification Reason
- AI WP Writer is a WordPress plugin leveraging AI for content generation and writing assistance, fitting the Enterprise AI Assistants category as an integrated AI tool for enterprise content workflows.
Related Threats
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
Missing authorization vulnerability in the public-facing WordPress plugin AI WP Writer enables exploitation of a public-facing application for unauthorized access to plugin functionality.
MITRE ATLAS TechniquesAI
MITRE ATLAS techniques
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Requiring an access control policy ensures authorization checks are defined and applied for critical functions.
Reviews of access controls detect missing authorization checks on critical functions or resources.
Documenting permitted unauthenticated actions prevents missing authorization by making all exceptions explicit and subject to organizational review.
Requiring attribute association with information prevents authorization from being performed without necessary security or privacy context.
Mandating authorization prior to allowing remote connections addresses missing authorization for remote access.
Mandating authorization before wireless connections are allowed prevents missing authorization for wireless access.
The control requires authorization before allowing mobile device connections, directly mitigating missing authorization for system access.
Requiring approvals for account creation and specifying authorizations ensures authorization is not missing for system access.