TruepushWordPress extension
CVE-2024-44021
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 truepushplugin Truepush truepush-free-web-push-notifications.This issue affects Truepush: from n/a through <= 1.0.8.
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 confidenceA missing authorization vulnerability exists in the Truepush WordPress plugin (versions <= 1.0.8), allowing unauthenticated or unauthorized users to access sensitive functionality that should require proper authentication and authorization checks. The high CVSS score (8.8) indicates the ability to perform privileged operations without appropriate access controls.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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
TruepushWordPress extension
<= 1.0.8CVSS 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
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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 Truepush plugin versionIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and locate Truepush. The version number is displayed below the plugin name. Alternatively, check the plugin's main PHP file header or the readme.txt file for the Version field.Affected if The installed version is 1.0.8 or lower.
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Verify Truepush plugin is activeIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins. Confirm whether the Truepush plugin shows as 'Active' under its name.Affected if The plugin is active and the version is 1.0.8 or lower.
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Review user accounts for unauthorized adminsIn WordPress admin, go to Users > All Users. Inspect the list for any unknown user accounts with Administrator role, or users created without your knowledge, especially those with unusual usernames or email domains.Affected if There are unexpected administrator accounts that were not created by legitimate administrators.
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Check access logs for plugin-related requestsReview your web server access logs and WordPress audit logs for POST/GET requests to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php or other Truepush-related endpoints originating from unexpected IP addresses or without valid authentication tokens.Affected if There are requests to Truepush functionality from unauthenticated IPs or unauthorized users.
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Inspect plugin settings for modificationsIn WordPress admin, go to Truepush settings (usually under Settings or a dedicated Truepush menu). Look for unauthorized changes to API keys, project configurations, or notification settings.Affected if Settings have been altered by unauthorized users or contain unexpected values.
A user is affected if the Truepush plugin version 1.0.8 or lower is installed and active, especially if unauthorized admin accounts or suspicious plugin-related requests are observed.
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 the Truepush plugin to the latest version if a patch is available; otherwise, disable the plugin until a fix is released. Review user roles and permissions in the meantime.
Fix this in Truepush
Scoped from the published advisory
- Consultation4.0 h
- Implementation8.0 h
- Testing4.0 h
- Review / QA3.0 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-2024-44021 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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