CVE-2024-33907
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 Michael Nelson Print My Blog print-my-blog.This issue affects Print My Blog: from n/a through <= 3.26.2.
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 Print My Blog WordPress plugin (versions <= 3.26.2) allows unauthenticated or unauthorized users to access functionality that should require proper capability checks. The CVSS 5.3 indicates network-exploitable with no authentication required but limited impact scope.
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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
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/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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Check Print My Blog plugin versionNavigate to WordPress Admin > Plugins > Installed Plugins > Print My Blog and view the Version number, or inspect the plugin main file (usually wp-content/plugins/print-my-blog/print-my-blog.php) for the 'Version' header commentAffected if The displayed version is 3.26.2 or lower
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Verify plugin is activeIn WordPress Admin > Plugins, confirm Print My Blog shows as 'Active'Affected if The plugin is active and version is 3.26.2 or lower
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Inspect for publicly accessible AJAX endpointsExamine the plugin directory for PHP files containing 'wp_ajax_' or 'wp_ajax_nopriv_' hooks. These allow unauthenticated access. Check files in the includes/ or src/ subdirectories of the plugin folderAffected if The plugin registers AJAX hooks with 'nopriv' capability (allowing unauthenticated users) and version is 3.26.2 or lower
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Review admin function authorizationLocate PHP files in the plugin that contain admin-related functions (settings, export, print operations). Search for 'add_action' or 'add_filter' calls that trigger on admin init or front-end and verify they include 'current_user_can()' authorization checksAffected if Admin or sensitive functions lack current_user_can() capability checks and version is 3.26.2 or lower
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Check for missing nonce verificationSearch plugin PHP files for form submissions or action handlers. Look for 'wp_verify_nonce' or 'check_admin_referer' calls. Identify handlers that process requests without nonce validationAffected if Action handlers process requests without nonce verification and version is 3.26.2 or lower
The environment is affected if Print My Blog plugin version is 3.26.2 or lower and the plugin is active, particularly if unauthenticated access to plugin functions is possible.
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 Print My Blog plugin to version 3.26.3 or later when available. If no patch exists, review plugin code for functions lacking current_user_can() or nonce verification checks and add appropriate authorization controls.
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