CVE-2024-37210
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 ali2woo AliNext allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels. This issue affects AliNext: from n/a through 3.3.5.
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 ali2woo AliNext plugin allows attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels. The issue stems from improper or missing authorization checks on certain functionality, potentially allowing authenticated users to access resources or perform actions beyond their intended privileges.
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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
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/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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Verify AliNext plugin installation and versionNavigate to WordPress admin dashboard > Plugins > Installed Plugins. Locate the Ali2woo AliNext plugin and note the installed version number. Compare against the latest version available from the vendor or any published fixed version.Affected if The plugin is installed and the version is lower than the patched version (when a fix becomes available).
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Check for exposed AJAX endpointsExamine the plugin directory (wp-content/plugins/ali2woo or similar) for PHP files containing 'add_action("wp_ajax_' or 'wp_ajax_nopriv_' hooks. These endpoints may handle sensitive functionality without proper capability checks.Affected if The plugin contains AJAX endpoints accessible without proper authorization validation.
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Review admin page access controlsInspect plugin PHP files for admin menu registration (add_menu_page, add_submenu_page) and check if callback functions include capability checks like 'current_user_can()' before executing sensitive operations.Affected if Admin functionality lacks capability verification checks before performing actions.
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Audit role and capability assignmentsIn WordPress admin, go to Users > Roles or use a role management tool to examine if any custom roles created by the plugin have elevated permissions beyond what is documented or expected.Affected if Unusual or excessive permissions are assigned to user roles associated with the plugin.
Users are affected if the AliNext plugin is installed and its version lacks the vendor-supplied authorization patch, with vulnerable endpoints or functions accessible to users lacking proper permissions.
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 dataApply vendor-provided patch/upgrade to the latest version of AliNext. Conduct a security audit of the plugin to identify all endpoints and functions lacking proper authorization controls and implement role-based access control (RBAC) checks.
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- Implementation8.0 h
- Testing4.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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