CVE-2024-50481
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 stackthemes Bstone Demo Importer bstone-demo-importer allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Bstone Demo Importer: from n/a through <= 1.0.1.
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 confidenceThis is a privilege escalation vulnerability in the Bstone Demo Importer WordPress plugin where the plugin incorrectly assigns elevated privileges to users, allowing lower-privileged users (such as subscribers or contributors) to gain administrative access to the WordPress site.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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
- 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 Bstone Demo Importer plugin is installedIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and search for 'Bstone Demo Importer' or check the plugins directory (wp-content/plugins/bstone-demo-importer)Affected if The plugin is present and active on the WordPress site
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Determine installed plugin versionIn WordPress admin, click on the plugin name to view details and version number, or inspect the main plugin file (e.g., bstone-demo-importer.php) for the 'Version' headerAffected if The installed version has not been patched for CVE-2024-50481 (compare your version to any official security release notes)
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Confirm demo import functionality is accessibleCheck if the plugin's demo import feature is enabled and accessible to users with subscriber, contributor, or author roles by reviewing user role capabilities in WordPress users panelAffected if Users with roles below administrator can access or trigger demo import operations
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Audit user accounts for unauthorized privilege escalationReview the WordPress users list for any unexpected administrator accounts or recent role changes, particularly accounts created by low-privilege usersAffected if New administrator accounts exist that were not created by existing administrators or suspicious role changes are logged
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Check activity logs for demo import operationsReview WordPress activity logs, server access logs, or security plugins for any demo import actions performed by low-privilege user accountsAffected if Demo import operations were executed by users lacking administrator privileges
A user is affected if the Bstone Demo Importer plugin is installed with a vulnerable version and allows low-privilege users to perform demo import operations that can escalate their role to administrator.
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 Bstone Demo Importer plugin to the latest version if a patch is available; otherwise, disable or remove the plugin until a fix is released. Restrict user registration to trusted roles until patched.
- Consultation2.0 h
- Implementation3.0 h
- Testing3.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 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-2024-50481 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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