CVE-2024-33636
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 Mahesh Vora WP Page Post Widget Clone.This issue affects WP Page Post Widget Clone: from n/a through 1.0.1.
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 the WP Page Post Widget Clone WordPress plugin allows authenticated users to access functionality they should not have permission to use. The plugin fails to perform proper capability checks before executing certain actions, potentially allowing lower-privileged users to perform administrative functions.
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
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/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 the plugin is installedIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and look for 'WP Page Post Widget Clone'. Alternatively, check the /wp-content/plugins/ directory for a folder named similar to 'wp-page-post-widget-clone' and examine the main plugin file for the version number.Affected if The plugin is installed and active on the WordPress site
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Determine the installed plugin versionIn the WordPress plugin list view, the version number is displayed next to the plugin name. Alternatively, open the main plugin PHP file (usually wp-page-post-widget-clone.php) and look for the 'Version' header in the plugin comments.Affected if The version is unknown or predates any patched release (no specific version range provided in this CVE)
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Check for lower-privileged user accountsIn WordPress admin, go to Users and review the roles assigned to each account. Look for users with roles such as Subscriber, Contributor, or Author who should not have administrative access.Affected if There are user accounts with roles below Administrator (Subscriber, Contributor, Author, Editor)
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Inspect accessible AJAX endpointsExamine the plugin's main PHP file for do_action('wp_ajax_') calls. These handlers are accessible to any logged-in user. Check if these AJAX handlers call current_user_can() or any capability check before performing actions.Affected if The plugin registers AJAX actions that can be accessed by authenticated users without visible capability verification
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Verify admin function access controlsReview admin menu pages and callback functions in the plugin for presence of current_user_can() or similar WordPress capability checks before executing privileged operations.Affected if Admin functions lack proper capability checks and can be triggered by lower-privileged authenticated users
A user is affected if the WP Page Post Widget Clone plugin is installed and allows authenticated users with non-Administrator roles to access privileged functionality through unprotected AJAX handlers or admin functions.
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 dataAdd proper WordPress capability checks (e.g., current_user_can()) to all AJAX handlers and admin functions. If a patched version is available, upgrade immediately; otherwise, disable the plugin until a fix is applied.
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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-2024-33636 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.
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- 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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