CVE-2024-49657
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 Renata Bracichowicz 3D Work In Progress renee-work-in-progress allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects 3D Work In Progress: from n/a through <= 1.0.3.
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 the 3D Work In Progress WordPress plugin allows unauthenticated or unauthorized users to access protected functionality or data due to incorrectly configured access control security levels. The application fails to properly validate user permissions before granting access to sensitive operations.
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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
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/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 3D Work In Progress plugin is installedNavigate to WordPress admin Dashboard > Plugins and look for '3D Work In Progress' in the installed plugins list, or check the /wp-content/plugins/ directory for the plugin folderAffected if The plugin appears in the installed plugins list
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Identify the installed plugin versionIn the WordPress admin, click on the plugin to view its details and read the Version number, or inspect the main plugin PHP file header for the 'Version' tagAffected if The installed version matches or falls within the affected version range for this CVE
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Confirm plugin files existCheck the file system at /wp-content/plugins/ for a folder named '3d-work-in-progress' or similar, and verify the main plugin PHP file is presentAffected if The plugin files are found on the server
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Test access to plugin functionality without authenticationAttempt to access plugin endpoints or features directly via HTTP requests (such as AJAX actions or admin pages) while logged out or as a non-privileged userAffected if Access is granted to protected functionality without proper authentication or authorization credentials
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Inspect user role and capability settingsCheck WordPress user roles and confirm whether the plugin properly enforces capability checks before allowing access to sensitive operationsAffected if The plugin allows access from users lacking appropriate capabilities or roles
A user is affected if the 3D Work In Progress plugin is installed and the installed version falls within the affected range, or if protected functionality is accessible without proper authorization validation
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 dataImplement and enforce proper authorization checks at every access point to sensitive functionality, ensuring role-based access control (RBAC) is correctly applied and verified before granting access to protected resources.
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- Implementation12.0 h
- Testing4.0 h
- Review / QA3.0 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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