CVE-2024-38733
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 Meks Meks Video Importer allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Meks Video Importer: from n/a through 1.0.12.
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 Meks Video Importer WordPress plugin allows attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels. The plugin fails to properly enforce authorization checks on certain functionality, potentially allowing unauthorized users to access features intended for privileged users.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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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Check installed plugin versionNavigate to WordPress Admin > Plugins > Installed Plugins > Meks Video Importer and note the version number displayedAffected if Version is older than the patched version released for CVE-2024-38733 (compare to vendor release notes)
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Verify plugin is activeConfirm the Meks Video Importer plugin is currently activated in WordPress Admin > PluginsAffected if Plugin is activated and vulnerable version is installed
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Review user role access to plugin featuresGo to WordPress Admin > Users > Roles (or use a role editor plugin) and examine which user roles have access to Meks Video Importer capabilitiesAffected if Non-administrator roles (editor, author, contributor, or subscriber) are granted access to plugin functionality
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Inspect plugin settings page accessAttempt to access the plugin settings page directly via URL while logged in as a non-administrator user, or review the plugin menu visibility in the WordPress admin sidebar for lower-privileged usersAffected if Plugin menu or settings are visible/accessible to users without administrator privileges
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Check for unauthorized API endpointsUse browser developer tools or a network proxy to observe AJAX or REST API calls made by the plugin; check if unauthenticated or low-privilege requests are processed without authorization errorsAffected if Plugin processes requests from non-administrator users without returning authorization failures
Your environment is affected if Meks Video Importer is active, running a vulnerable version, and non-administrator users can access or trigger plugin functionality without proper authorization 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 Meks Video Importer to the latest version if available; otherwise, implement server-side access restrictions or disable the plugin until a patch is released. Review user role capabilities and restrict plugin access to administrator-level users only.
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- Review / QA1.0 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-2024-38733 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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