Gerryworks Post By MailWordPress extension · Gerryntabuhashe
CVE-2024-49608
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 · uneditedIncorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in gerryworks GERRYWORKS Post by Mail gerryworks-post-by-mail allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects GERRYWORKS Post by Mail: from n/a through <= 1.0.
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 confidenceGERRYWORKS Post by Mail plugin for WordPress contains an Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability allowing authenticated users to escalate their privileges beyond what their role should permit. The specific weakness involves improper capability enforcement when handling post-by-mail operations, enabling lower-privileged users to perform actions reserved for administrators.
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
Gerryworks Post By MailWordPress extension
<= 1.0CVSS 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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Verify the GERRYWORKS Post by Mail plugin is installedIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and search for 'GERRYWORKS Post by Mail' or 'Post By Mail'. Check if the plugin appears in the list and note its activation status.Affected if The plugin is present and active in the WordPress installation.
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Determine the installed plugin versionIn the Plugins list, click on the plugin name to view its details, or inspect the plugin header in wp-content/plugins/gerryworks-post-by-mail/gerryworks-post-by-mail.php to find the Version line.Affected if The installed version is 1.0 or lower, matching the affected range <= 1.0.
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Confirm the plugin is accessible to non-administrator usersReview WordPress user roles under Users > All Users. Check if any role other than Administrator has access to the plugin admin menu or AJAX endpoints by examining the plugin code for add_menu_page, add_submenu_page, or wp_ajax_ hooks without proper capability checks.Affected if Non-administrator user roles can access the plugin settings or functionality.
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Inspect capability enforcement in plugin codeExamine the main plugin PHP file for capability checks. Look for current_user_can() calls and verify they require 'manage_options' (administrator-level) for post-by-mail operations. Check if any critical functions lack these checks.Affected if The plugin lacks proper current_user_can() checks or uses lower-level capabilities (like 'edit_posts') for administrative functions.
If the plugin is active, version 1.0 or lower, and non-administrator users can access its functionality, the environment is affected by this privilege escalation vulnerability.
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 dataUntil a patched version is released, disable the GERRYWORKS Post by Mail plugin. If continued use is required, implement role-based access control checks at every AJAX endpoint and admin function, restricting all post-by-mail operations to administrator-level users only.
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Scoped from the published advisory
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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.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-49608 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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