CVE-2024-37439
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 Uncanny Owl Uncanny Toolkit Pro for LearnDash allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Uncanny Toolkit Pro for LearnDash: from n/a through 4.1.4.0
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 confidenceThis is a missing authorization (broken access control) vulnerability in the Uncanny Owl Uncanny Toolkit Pro for LearnDash WordPress plugin. The vulnerability allows attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels, likely due to missing capability checks or nonce validation on certain plugin functions, enabling unauthorized access to privileged operations.
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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
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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 the Uncanny Toolkit Pro plugin is installedAccess your WordPress admin dashboard, navigate to Plugins, and confirm 'Uncanny Owl Uncanny Toolkit Pro for LearnDash' is listed as an active plugin. Alternatively, check for the plugin directory at /wp-content/plugins/uncanny-toolkit-pro/Affected if The plugin is installed and active in WordPress
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Check the installed plugin versionIn the WordPress Plugins admin page, locate Uncanny Toolkit Pro and view the version number displayed below the plugin name. Alternatively, check the main plugin file header in /wp-content/plugins/uncanny-toolkit-pro/uncanny-toolkit-pro.php for the Version constantAffected if The installed version is lower than 4.1.4.1 (the fixed release)
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Identify if admin functions lack authorization checksReview the plugin settings and capabilities configuration. Check if any tool modules or custom post types created by the plugin are publicly accessible or lack WordPress capability checks (such as 'manage_options' or 'edit_posts' requirements)Affected if Any plugin module or function can be accessed or executed by users lacking proper administrative capabilities
You are affected if the Uncanny Toolkit Pro plugin is installed with a version lower than 4.1.4.1 and has unprotected administrative functions accessible to low-privileged users.
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 dataUpgrade to version 4.1.4.1 or later which contains the authorization fix. Until then, restrict administrative access to the plugin and monitor for suspicious activity.
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- Testing4.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-37439 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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