CVE-2024-34820
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 If So Plugin If-So Dynamic Content Personalization.This issue affects If-So Dynamic Content Personalization: from n/a through 1.7.1.
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 If-So Dynamic Content Personalization WordPress plugin (versions through 1.7.1) allows authenticated users to potentially perform actions or access data without proper capability verification, likely through unprotected AJAX endpoints or admin functions.
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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
- Low
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
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 If-So plugin is installedIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and look for 'If-So Dynamic Content' or check the plugin files in wp-content/plugins/if-soAffected if The plugin is installed and active
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Check installed plugin versionIn WordPress admin Plugins list, click on the plugin to view details and note the version number, or read the version from the plugin's main PHP file header (e.g., wp-content/plugins/if-so/if-so.php)Affected if Version is 1.7.1 or earlier (the vulnerability affects versions through 1.7.1)
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Inspect AJAX endpoints for authorization gapsExamine plugin PHP files in wp-content/plugins/if-so/ for add_action calls with 'wp_ajax_' or 'wp_ajax_nopriv_' hooks; review each handler function for missing capability checks (e.g., current_user_can()) before performing actionsAffected if AJAX handlers execute actions without verifying user capabilities first
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Review admin function access controlsCheck plugin files for admin menu additions (add_menu_page, add_submenu_page) and form handlers; verify that callback functions include current_user_can() or similar authorization checks before modifying data or settingsAffected if Admin functions process requests without verifying the user has appropriate permissions
You are affected if the If-So plugin versions 1.7.1 or earlier are installed and any AJAX endpoints or admin functions lack capability verification checks.
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 the If-So plugin to version 1.7.2 or later which includes proper authorization checks. Alternatively, restrict user access levels or disable the plugin until patched.
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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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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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