Missing AuthorizationWeakness · CWE-862

CVE-2024-33941

MEDIUM · 5.3 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-05-03
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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62/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable No privileges 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
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Avirtum iPanorama 360 WordPress Virtual Tour Builder.This issue affects iPanorama 360 WordPress Virtual Tour Builder: from n/a through 1.8.1.

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 confidence

Missing authorization vulnerability in Avirtum iPanorama 360 WordPress Virtual Tour Builder plugin (versions through 1.8.1). The plugin fails to properly validate user permissions before allowing access to certain functionality, potentially allowing unauthenticated or lower-privileged users to perform actions they should not have access to.

MitigationUpdate to a patched version beyond 1.8.1 when released by the vendor, or implement proper capability checks and nonce validation on all AJAX/admin endpoints within the plugin.

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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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Locate the plugin installation
    Check the WordPress plugins directory (wp-content/plugins/) for a folder containing 'ipanorama' or 'ipanorama-360' - the main plugin file typically has a header declaring the plugin name and version.
    Affected if The plugin folder exists in wp-content/plugins/ and contains iPanorama 360 Virtual Tour Builder files.
  2. Identify the installed version
    Open the main plugin PHP file and look for the 'Version:' field in the plugin header comment at the top of the file, or check readme.txt for the version entry.
    Affected if The installed version is 1.8.1 or any earlier version (versions 'through 1.8.1' are affected per the CVE).
  3. Confirm the plugin is active
    In the WordPress admin dashboard, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and verify whether iPanorama 360 Virtual Tour Builder is activated.
    Affected if The plugin appears in the active plugins list in WordPress.
  4. Check AJAX endpoint accessibility (optional manual check)
    If you have access to the site, review the plugin's AJAX handlers (typically in files with 'ajax' in the name or within main plugin PHP) and verify that capability checks (like current_user_can()) are present before sensitive operations. This requires source code review.
    Affected if AJAX or admin endpoints lack proper capability checks, allowing actions without proper authorization validation.

You are affected if the iPanorama 360 plugin is installed, active, and running version 1.8.1 or earlier - the missing authorization vulnerability exists in these versions.

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

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Update to a patched version beyond 1.8.1 when released by the vendor, or implement proper capability checks and nonce validation on all AJAX/admin endpoints within the plugin.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation6.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
13.0 hours of engineering $2,290
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