CVE-2024-33575
Published: 29 April 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-33575 is a medium-severity Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor (CWE-200) vulnerability. Its CVSS base score is 5.3 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked in the top 10.4% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
CVE-2024-33575 is a sensitive information exposure vulnerability, classified under CWE-200, that affects the User Meta WordPress plugin from unknown versions through 3.0. The flaw carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 5.3 and stems from insufficient access controls that allow unauthorized actors to retrieve limited sensitive data via network requests.
An unauthenticated attacker can exploit the issue remotely with low complexity and no user interaction, resulting in partial disclosure of sensitive information while leaving integrity and availability unaffected. The attack requires no privileges and targets the plugin's exposed endpoints or data-handling routines.
Advisories published on Patchstack describe the vulnerability in the User Meta plugin at version 3.0 and provide details for remediation through available updates. The associated EPSS scores remain low, with a current value of 0.0468 and a peak of 0.0540, indicating limited observed exploitation interest to date.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-31312
Vulnerability details
Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in User Meta user-meta.This issue affects User Meta: from n/a through 3.0.
- 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.
Automated marking applies security attributes to system outputs, making it harder for attackers to exploit unmarked sensitive information leading to unauthorized exposure.
Proper attribute retention and permitted-value enforcement limits unauthorized actors from accessing sensitive information lacking correct labels.
Prevents unauthorized exposure of sensitive information by prohibiting untrusted external systems from processing or storing it.
By enforcing authorization matching prior to sharing, the control reduces the risk of exposing sensitive information to unauthorized actors.
Review and removal of nonpublic information from publicly accessible systems directly prevents exposure of sensitive data to unauthorized actors.
Data mining protection mechanisms detect and block unauthorized bulk extraction of sensitive data, directly mitigating exposure to unauthorized actors.
Literacy training teaches users to recognize and avoid actions that result in unauthorized exposure of sensitive information.
Retaining and monitoring training records confirms personnel have completed privacy and security awareness training on handling sensitive data, reducing the chance of unauthorized exposure due to lack of knowledge.