CVE-2024-33591
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 · uneditedMissing Authorization vulnerability in Tips and Tricks HQ Easy Accept Payments.This issue affects Easy Accept Payments: from n/a through 4.9.10.
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 confidenceMissing Authorization vulnerability in Easy Accept Payments plugin allows attackers to bypass access controls and perform actions they shouldn't have permission for. This is a classic authorization bypass where the plugin fails to properly validate user permissions before executing sensitive operations, potentially allowing unauthenticated or lower-privileged users to access payment-related functionality.
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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
- High
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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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Identify if Easy Accept Payments plugin is installedCheck your WordPress plugins directory or admin panel for the Easy Accept Payments plugin. Common paths: wp-content/plugins/easy-accept-payments/ or /wp-admin/plugins.phpAffected if The plugin is present in the environment
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Determine the installed plugin versionCheck the plugin's main PHP file header (usually easy-accept-payments.php) for the Version comment, or view the plugin details in WordPress admin under Plugins > Installed PluginsAffected if The installed version is older than the latest patched version (compare against vendor release notes when available)
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Identify sensitive payment-related endpoints/actionsReview the plugin code for AJAX handlers, admin_init hooks, wp_ajax_* and wp_ajax_nopriv_* hooks, and any functions handling payment processing, order creation, or payment status changesAffected if The plugin contains payment action handlers that may be accessible without authentication
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Verify authorization checks exist in sensitive functionsSearch plugin source code for current_user_can(), wp_verify_nonce(), check_admin_referer() or similar permission verification calls before payment operations. Check hooks like init, admin_init, wp_ajax for missing capability checksAffected if No capability checks (current_user_can) or nonce validation found before sensitive payment operations, especially in hooks accessible to unauthenticated users (nopriv)
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Test for authorization bypass in payment actionsIf possible, attempt to access payment-related functionality with a low-privileged user or unauthenticated request (e.g., via curl or browser). Check if payment forms, order creation, or status updates work without proper privilegesAffected if Unauthenticated or low-privileged users can successfully execute payment-related operations they should not access
A defender is affected if the Easy Accept Payments plugin is installed AND lacks proper authorization checks (current_user_can validation) before sensitive payment operations, especially when those operations are accessible via hooks that respond to unauthenticated requests.
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 Easy Accept Payments when a patched release becomes available. Conduct a thorough code review to identify and remediate all authorization checks throughout the plugin, ensuring every sensitive operation validates user permissions.
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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.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-33591 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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