CVE-2024-33567
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 · uneditedImproper Privilege Management vulnerability in UkrSolution Barcode Scanner with Inventory & Order Manager allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Barcode Scanner with Inventory & Order Manager: from n/a through 1.5.3.
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 confidenceImproper Privilege Management vulnerability in the UkrSolution Barcode Scanner with Inventory & Order Manager WordPress plugin allows a user with low-level privileges to escalate to higher privileged roles (such as administrator). The vulnerability stems from insufficient access control checks within the plugin's functionality, enabling authenticated users to perform actions beyond their authorized permission level.
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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
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify the Barcode Scanner plugin is installedNavigate to WordPress admin dashboard, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins, and search for 'Barcode Scanner with Inventory & Order Manager' by UkrSolutionAffected if The plugin is present in the WordPress installation
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Determine the installed plugin versionIn the Plugins list page, locate the version number listed for the Barcode Scanner pluginAffected if The installed version is lower than 1.5.4 (versions prior to 1.5.4 are vulnerable)
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Identify low-privilege user accountsGo to Users > All Users and review the role column for accounts with Subscriber, Contributor, Customer, or Shop Manager rolesAffected if Low-privilege user accounts exist in the WordPress site
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Audit user roles for unauthorized privilege escalationReview all user accounts and verify that no users with low-level roles (Subscriber, Contributor, Customer) have been granted Administrator or Editor privileges, or check for unexpected Administrator accountsAffected if Any low-privilege user has been elevated to a higher role, or unrecognized Administrator accounts exist
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Review recent user creation or role changesCheck the user list for accounts created recently or with modified roles, and inspect audit logs if available for user_role_changed or user_registered eventsAffected if Suspicious user account creation or role modifications are present
A user is affected if the Barcode Scanner plugin version is below 1.5.4 AND low-privilege users exist who may have been escalated to higher roles.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
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 dataUpdate to the latest version of Barcode Scanner with Inventory & Order Manager (version 1.5.4 or higher) to obtain the vendor patch. Audit user role assignments and access controls immediately if exploitation is suspected.
- Consultation4.0 h
- Implementation2.0 h
- Testing8.0 h
- Review / QA4.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-33567 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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