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Missing AuthorizationWeakness · CWE-862

CVE-2024-32509

MEDIUM · 6.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-04-17
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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74/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Loopus WP Cost Estimation & Payment Forms Builder.This issue affects WP Cost Estimation & Payment Forms Builder: from n/a through 10.1.76.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · low confidence

This is a missing authorization vulnerability in the WordPress plugin WP Cost Estimation & Payment Forms Builder. The plugin fails to perform proper capability checks before allowing access to certain functionality, allowing authenticated attackers (typically with subscriber-level access or higher) to perform actions they should not be authorized to access. With a CVSS 6.5, this indicates the attack requires some level of authentication but can lead to unauthorized data access or functionality abuse.

MitigationUpdate to a patched version of the plugin when available. If no patch exists, review the plugin code to identify functions lacking capability checks and add proper WordPress capability verifications (e.g., current_user_can()) before executing sensitive operations.

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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Verify the plugin is installed
    In WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and look for 'WP Cost Estimation & Payment Forms Builder' or check the wp-content/plugins directory for a folder containing 'cost-estimation' or similar naming
    Affected if The plugin is present and active in the WordPress installation
  2. Determine the installed plugin version
    In WordPress admin_plugins list, click on the plugin name to view details, or open the main plugin file (e.g., readme.txt or the main .php file) and look for the 'Version' header
    Affected if The installed version falls within an affected range that lacks the authorization fix (compare your version to any publicly disclosed vulnerable versions)
  3. Confirm user role configuration
    Navigate to Users > All Users in WordPress admin and review the roles assigned to test accounts, specifically checking if subscriber-level or lower-privileged accounts exist
    Affected if Subscriber-level or Contributor roles exist in the system, as these can be exploited to trigger the vulnerability
  4. Test access to form builder functionality
    Using a low-privilege account (subscriber or contributor), attempt to access form editing pages or submit requests to admin-ajax.php or form processing endpoints that should require administrator capabilities
    Affected if The low-privilege account can access or modify cost estimation forms, payment settings, or other administrative functions without proper capability verification
  5. Review plugin capability checks in code
    If you have file access, examine the main plugin PHP files for current_user_can() calls around sensitive functions, particularly form save, delete, or payment configuration operations
    Affected if Sensitive functions lack proper WordPress capability checks (e.g., current_user_can('manage_options') or similar admin-level permissions)

Your environment is affected if the plugin is installed, you are running a version without the authorization fix, and subscriber-level or higher authenticated users can access administrative form functions they should not be permitted to use.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Update to a patched version of the plugin when available. If no patch exists, review the plugin code to identify functions lacking capability checks and add proper WordPress capability verifications (e.g., current_user_can()) before executing sensitive operations.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
11.0 hours of engineering $1,930
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