E2pdfWordPress extension
CVE-2024-37415
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 E2Pdf e2pdf e2pdf.This issue affects e2pdf: from n/a through <= 1.20.27.
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 (Broken Access Control) vulnerability in E2Pdf WordPress plugin allows unauthorized users to perform certain actions due to missing capability checks or permission validation. The medium CVSS score indicates low complexity exploitation with some privilege escalation potential.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
E2pdfWordPress extension
< 1.23.00CVSS 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
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/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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Check E2Pdf plugin versionLog into WordPress admin, navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins, find E2Pdf in the list and read the version number displayed below the plugin name. Alternatively, open wp-content/plugins/e2pdf/e2pdf.php and look for the 'Version:' comment or $version variable.Affected if The displayed version is less than 1.23.00 or no version is shown (indicating an old unpatched release)
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Confirm plugin is activeIn WordPress admin Plugins page, verify that E2Pdf shows as 'Active' under the plugin status column.Affected if The plugin is installed and active with a vulnerable version number
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Identify sensitive action endpointsReview the plugin directory (wp-content/plugins/e2pdf/) for PHP files containing ajax actions, admin_init hooks, or wp_ajax_/wp_ajax_nopriv_ prefixes. Look for functions that perform sensitive operations (database writes, file operations, user data access) without current_user_can() checks.Affected if Sensitive actions are accessible without proper authorization checks in the code
If E2Pdf plugin version is below 1.23.00 and the plugin is active, the environment is likely affected by this missing authorization vulnerability.
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.
dbcve · scoped1.23.00
Update E2Pdf plugin to the latest patched version and implement proper authorization checks (capability checks, nonce verification, and permission callbacks) for all sensitive actions.
1.23.00 or later
- Backup your WordPress site and database before updating
- Update the E2pdf plugin to version 1.23.00 or later through your WordPress plugin management interface
- Verify the update was successfully applied by checking the plugin version
- Test that the authorization controls are functioning properly after the update
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
Fix this in E2pdf
Scoped from the published advisory
- Consultation2.0 h
- Implementation4.0 h
- Testing3.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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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.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-37415 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.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- 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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