CVE-2024-50485
Published: 29 October 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-50485 is a critical-severity Incorrect Privilege Assignment (CWE-266) vulnerability. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).
Operationally, ranked in the top 4.1% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
CVE-2024-50485 is an incorrect privilege assignment vulnerability, tracked under CWE-266, that affects the Exam Matrix WordPress plugin developed by Udit Rawat. The flaw exists in all versions through 1.5 and permits privilege escalation. It carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 9.8, reflecting network attackability with no required authentication or user interaction.
An unauthenticated attacker can send crafted requests to the plugin and obtain elevated privileges, resulting in full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability on the affected WordPress site. The current and peak EPSS score of 0.2191 indicates moderate and stable exploitation probability since disclosure.
The sole referenced advisory is the Patchstack database entry for the plugin, which documents the vulnerability and is the primary public source for remediation guidance. No evidence of widespread in-the-wild exploitation is supplied in the available data.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-44911
Vulnerability details
Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in Udit Rawat Exam Matrix exam-matrix allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Exam Matrix: from n/a through <= 1.5.
- 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.
Designation of a manager and policy dissemination ensures privileges are assigned according to defined roles.
Regular reviews catch incorrect privilege assignments to users, roles, or processes.
Explicitly specifying privileges and group/role memberships for accounts reduces the risk of incorrect privilege assignments.
The control requires explicit definition of separated access authorizations, making incorrect privilege assignments that bundle conflicting duties harder to implement.
Ensures privileges are assigned only as necessary rather than incorrectly over-granted.