CVE-2024-30464
Published: 09 June 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-30464 is a medium-severity Missing Authorization (CWE-862) vulnerability in Wpzoom Social Icons Widget. Its CVSS base score is 5.4 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked in the top 2.5% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
CVE-2024-30464 is a missing authorization vulnerability, tracked as CWE-862, that affects the Social Icons Widget & Block plugin by WPZOOM for WordPress. The flaw impacts all versions through 4.2.15 and carries a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.4, reflecting network attack vector, low complexity, and the need for low-privileged credentials.
An authenticated attacker with contributor-level or higher access can exploit the issue to perform unauthorized actions that alter plugin data or configuration, resulting in limited integrity and availability impacts without affecting confidentiality.
Advisories published on Patchstack detail the broken access control and point to updated plugin releases that restore proper authorization checks.
The associated EPSS score has remained near 0.42 with a recorded peak of 0.4353 and shows no material post-disclosure climb from a low baseline.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-28385
Vulnerability details
Missing Authorization vulnerability in WPZOOM Social Icons Widget & Block by WPZOOM.This issue affects Social Icons Widget & Block by WPZOOM: from n/a through 4.2.15.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
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.