CVE-2024-50423
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 WPDeveloper Templately templately allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Templately: from n/a through <= 3.1.5.
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 Templately WordPress plugin (versions through 3.1.5) contains a missing authorization vulnerability allowing exploitation of incorrectly configured access control security levels. This likely enables lower-privileged users to access or modify resources they should not have permission to access.
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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
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
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 Templately plugin is installedCheck the WordPress plugins directory (wp-content/plugins/) for the Templately folder, or query the wp_plugins database table for an entry with plugin name containing 'Templately'Affected if The Templately plugin folder exists in wp-content/plugins/ or an active plugin entry is found in the database
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Determine installed versionOpen the main plugin file (e.g., templately.php) in the plugin folder and locate the Version header in the plugin comment block, or query wp_options for the option_name 'templately_version'Affected if The version number is 3.1.5 or lower (any version through 3.1.5)
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Confirm plugin is activeQuery the wp_options table for option_name 'active_plugins' and check if it contains 'templately/templately.php', or check via WordPress admin plugins listAffected if The plugin is listed as active in WordPress (plugin is loaded and its code executes)
User is affected if the Templately WordPress plugin is installed, active, and running version 3.1.5 or lower, as the missing authorization vulnerability exists in all those versions.
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.
dbcve · scopedImplement proper authorization checks and capability verification throughout the plugin's admin and public-facing functions to enforce role-based access controls.
Latest version of Templately (greater than 3.1.5)
- Log in to the WordPress admin dashboard
- Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins
- Find Templately in the plugin list
- If an update is available, click 'Update Now' to install the latest version
- Alternatively, download the latest version from the official WordPress repository or WPDeveloper and upload manually
- After updating, verify the plugin is functioning correctly and test that the authorization controls are working as expected
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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- Implementation4.0 h
- Testing3.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 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.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-50423 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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