CVE-2024-30485
Published: 09 June 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-30485 is a high-severity Missing Authorization (CWE-862) vulnerability in Xlplugins Finale. Its CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 1.9% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
CVE-2024-30485 is a missing authorization vulnerability, tracked as CWE-862, that affects the XLPlugins Finale Lite plugin for WordPress. The flaw exists in all versions through 2.18.0 and carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 8.8, reflecting network-accessible exploitation with low attack complexity and low privileges required.
An authenticated user with subscriber-level access can exploit the issue to perform arbitrary plugin installation and activation. Successful exploitation grants the attacker full control over confidentiality, integrity, and availability on the affected site without any user interaction.
Public advisories published by Patchstack describe the subscriber-to-plugin-installation vector and note that the vulnerability is resolved in later releases of the plugin. The associated EPSS score stands at 0.5537 with no material rise from a lower baseline after disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-28405
Vulnerability details
Missing Authorization vulnerability in XLPlugins Finale Lite.This issue affects Finale Lite: from n/a through 2.18.0.
- 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.