CVE-2024-50490
Published: 29 October 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-50490 is a critical-severity Missing Authorization (CWE-862) vulnerability. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).
Operationally, ranked in the top 2.0% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
CVE-2024-50490 is a missing authorization vulnerability, tracked as CWE-862, that affects the PegaPoll WordPress plugin maintained by lowcage. The flaw impacts all versions through 1.0.2 and permits access to functionality not properly constrained by ACLs, enabling arbitrary option updates within the WordPress installation.
An unauthenticated attacker can exploit the issue over the network with low attack complexity, as reflected in its CVSS 9.8 score. Successful exploitation allows the attacker to modify WordPress options, which can be leveraged to escalate privileges and obtain administrative control of the affected site.
The Patchstack advisory describes the vulnerability as an arbitrary option update leading to privilege escalation and recommends that administrators update the PegaPoll plugin once a fixed version is released. The EPSS score has remained at 0.5244 since disclosure with no material increase observed.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-44916
Vulnerability details
Missing Authorization vulnerability in lowcage PegaPoll pegapoll allows Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs.This issue affects PegaPoll: from n/a through <= 1.0.2.
- 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.