CVE-2024-50476
Published: 29 October 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-50476 is a critical-severity Missing Authorization (CWE-862) vulnerability. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).
Operationally, ranked in the top 3.7% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
The vulnerability is a missing authorization flaw, tracked as CVE-2024-50476 and assigned CWE-862, in the GRÜN spendino Spendenformular WordPress plugin developed by GRÜN Software Group GmbH. It affects all versions through 1.0.1 and carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 9.8. The issue permits arbitrary option updates that result in privilege escalation.
Unauthenticated attackers with network access can exploit the flaw without requiring credentials or user interaction. Successful exploitation allows them to modify WordPress options, escalate privileges, and potentially gain administrative control over the affected site.
The Patchstack advisory describes the root cause as an arbitrary option update path that leads directly to privilege escalation and lists the vulnerable plugin versions. No official patch version or workaround details are supplied in the reference.
The EPSS score stands at 0.2470 with no material increase from its recorded peak, indicating moderate but stable exploitation interest since disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-44902
Vulnerability details
Missing Authorization vulnerability in GRÜN Software Group GmbH GRÜN spendino Spendenformular spendino allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects GRÜN spendino Spendenformular: from n/a through <= 1.0.1.
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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.