CVE-2024-38749
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 · uneditedExposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in Olive Themes Olive One Click Demo Import allows Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs.This issue affects Olive One Click Demo Import: from n/a through 1.1.2.
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 confidenceThe Olive One Click Demo Import plugin for WordPress (versions through 1.1.2) contains a vulnerability allowing unauthorized access to sensitive information and functionality. The plugin fails to properly constrain access control lists (ACLs), enabling unauthenticated actors to access the demo import functionality and potentially retrieve sensitive configuration data, credentials, or content that should be restricted to administrators.
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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<= 1.1.2CVSS 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
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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 plugin installationNavigate to WordPress admin dashboard under Plugins > Installed Plugins and look for 'Olive One Click Demo Import' or 'Olivethemes Olive One Click Demo Import', or inspect the wp-content/plugins directory for a folder containing 'olive' and 'demo-import' in the nameAffected if The plugin is installed and active in the WordPress environment
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Check installed versionOpen the main plugin PHP file in wp-content/plugins/[olive-demo-import-folder]/ and locate the 'Version:' field in the plugin header comment block at the top of the fileAffected if The version number found is 1.1.2 or lower (any version through 1.1.2)
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Inspect demo import endpoint accessibilityCheck the plugin's PHP files (commonly import.php, demo-import.php, or similar files handling the import functionality) for how access control is implemented. Look for capability checks like 'current_user_can' or 'is_user_logged_in' before executing import logicAffected if No capability checks exist before the demo import functionality executes, or the code only checks for a simple boolean without verifying user roles
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Verify AJAX/action handlersIf the plugin uses AJAX endpoints (wp-admin/admin-ajax.php or wp-json/ routes), examine the callback functions registered for demo import actions. Check if they verify authentication and authorization before returning sensitive dataAffected if AJAX or REST API handlers for demo import do not require authentication or perform insufficient capability checks
You are affected if the Olive One Click Demo Import plugin is installed with version 1.1.2 or lower and the demo import functionality lacks proper authentication and capability verification before exposing sensitive data or administrative functions.
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 to the latest version of Olive One Click Demo Import if available, or restrict access to the demo import functionality by implementing proper authentication and authorization checks, limiting access to authenticated administrators only.
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- Implementation4.0 h
- Testing3.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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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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