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Improper Privilege ManagementWeakness · CWE-269

CVE-2024-33549

HIGH · 8.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-05-17
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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94/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable 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
Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in AA-Team WZone allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects WZone: from n/a through 14.0.10.

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 · moderate confidence

Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in the AA-Team WZone WordPress plugin allows a lower-privileged user to gain elevated privileges (privilege escalation). The specific mechanism is not detailed in available documentation.

MitigationApply latest available patch/updates from vendor; if no patch exists, review and harden the privilege management logic in the plugin code to ensure proper role-based access controls are enforced.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

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
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

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

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

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  1. Verify WZone plugin is installed
    Log into WordPress admin dashboard and navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins, or inspect /wp-content/plugins/ directory for wzone folder
    Affected if WZone plugin is present in the WordPress installation
  2. Determine installed WZone version
    In WordPress admin, find WZone in plugins list and view the version number displayed, or open the main plugin PHP file and look for 'Version:' in the plugin header comments
    Affected if Version cannot be determined or is older than current patched release
  3. Review all user accounts for unauthorized administrators
    Navigate to Users > All Users in WordPress admin and examine the list for unexpected administrator accounts, especially those created by or assigned to users who should not have admin privileges
    Affected if Unexpected administrator-level accounts exist that were not created by known administrators
  4. Audit user role assignments and capabilities
    Use a user role editor or query the wp_usermeta table to review which users have elevated capabilities, focusing on non-admin users who may have acquired administrator-level capabilities
    Affected if Lower-privileged users have acquired capabilities or roles beyond their original assignment
  5. Examine WZone privilege-related settings
    Navigate to WZone plugin settings pages and review any options related to user access, roles, or permission management that could allow privilege escalation
    Affected if Plugin contains configurable permission settings that allow lower users to elevate privileges

User is affected if WZone plugin is installed and lower-privileged users have gained elevated administrator capabilities or unauthorized admin accounts exist

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

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dbcve · scoped
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Apply latest available patch/updates from vendor; if no patch exists, review and harden the privilege management logic in the plugin code to ensure proper role-based access controls are enforced.

Recommended fix Moderate confidence

Version 14.0.10 or later

  1. 1. Log in to the WordPress admin dashboard
  2. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins
  3. 3. Locate the WZone (AA-Team WZone) plugin
  4. 4. Check the current version number displayed
  5. 5. If current version is below 14.0.10, click Update Now to upgrade to the latest version
  6. 6. Alternatively, download the latest version from the official WordPress plugin repository or AA-Team's website
  7. 7. After update, verify the new version number matches 14.0.10 or higher
  8. 8. Test the plugin functionality to ensure the update works correctly
Caveat Minor/cosmetic changes possible in plugin settings; backup before upgrading as with any plugin update

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

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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