Missing AuthorizationWeakness · CWE-862

CVE-2024-4102

MEDIUM · 5.4 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-07-09
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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60/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable Zero-click

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 · unedited
The Pricing Table plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the ajax() function in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to perform unauthorized actions like editing pricing tables.

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 · high confidence

The Pricing Table WordPress plugin has a broken access control vulnerability in its ajax() function, which lacks a capability check. This allows any authenticated user with subscriber-level privileges or higher to access administrative functions and modify pricing tables, even though subscribers should only have read-only access.

MitigationAdd proper capability checks (e.g., current_user_can('manage_options')) to the ajax() function and update to the latest patched version when available. Restrict the endpoint to users with administrative 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
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/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 checks

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  1. Confirm Pricing Table plugin is installed
    In WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and look for 'Pricing Table' or 'pricings-table' in the plugin list. Check if it is activated.
    Affected if The plugin is installed and activated in WordPress.
  2. Identify installed plugin version
    Click on the plugin name in the Plugins list to view details, or check the plugin header in /wp-content/plugins/pricing-table/pricing-table.php for the 'Version' field.
    Affected if The installed version matches or precedes the patched version (compare against the latest version on wordpress.org).
  3. Verify ajax endpoint is accessible
    Check if the WordPress site responds to admin-ajax.php?action=pricings_table_ajax or similar pricing table related ajax actions. Test with a low-privileged subscriber account using a tool like curl or Burp.
    Affected if The ajax endpoint returns a response instead of a 401/403 error when accessed without proper authentication.
  4. Inspect ajax() function for capability check
    Examine the plugin source code in /wp-content/plugins/pricing-table/ for the ajax() function. Look for current_user_can() or similar capability verification at the function entry point.
    Affected if The ajax() function contains NO capability check (no current_user_can() call) and processes requests from any authenticated user.
  5. Confirm subscriber-level access exists
    Go to Users > All Users in WordPress admin. Verify there are users with the 'Subscriber' role or any role below Administrator.
    Affected if Any user with Subscriber role or higher can be authenticated on the site.

If the Pricing Table plugin is installed and its ajax() function can be invoked by any authenticated user without a capability check, the environment is affected by CVE-2024-4102.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Add proper capability checks (e.g., current_user_can('manage_options')) to the ajax() function and update to the latest patched version when available. Restrict the endpoint to users with administrative privileges.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Implementation1.0 h
  • Testing2.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
6.0 hours of engineering $1,060
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