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Incorrect Privilege AssignmentWeakness · CWE-266

CVE-2024-50506

HIGH · 8.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-10-30
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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94/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable Zero-click

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 · unedited
Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in azexo Marketing Automation by AZEXO marketing-automation-by-azexo allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Marketing Automation by AZEXO: from n/a through <= 1.27.80.

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 confidence

This is a privilege escalation vulnerability in the AZEXO Marketing Automation WordPress plugin caused by incorrect privilege assignment. The vulnerability allows authenticated users to gain elevated permissions beyond what they should normally have, potentially achieving administrator-level access.

MitigationUpdate the Marketing Automation by AZEXO plugin to a version newer than 1.27.80 once a patch is released. Review user role assignments and monitor for unauthorized administrative accounts in the interim.

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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Verify AZEXO Marketing Automation plugin is installed
    In WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and look for 'AZEXO Marketing Automation' or 'AZEXO' in the plugin list. Alternatively, check the /wp-content/plugins/ directory for an azexo folder.
    Affected if The plugin is present in the WordPress installation
  2. Determine the installed plugin version
    In WordPress admin, find the AZEXO plugin in Plugins > Installed Plugins and look for the version number displayed below the plugin name. If not visible in admin, inspect the main plugin file header in /wp-content/plugins/azexo/ for the 'Version' comment.
    Affected if The version is 1.27.80 or lower, or if no version number is displayed and the plugin is older than the patched version
  3. Confirm the plugin is active
    In WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and check if AZEXO Marketing Automation shows as 'Active' rather than 'Inactive' or 'Must-Use'.
    Affected if The plugin is currently active and running on the site
  4. Audit user roles and capabilities for privilege escalation
    In WordPress admin, go to Users > All Users and review each user's assigned role. Check for any user with a non-administrator role who has access to administrative functions, or use a role editor plugin to inspect actual capabilities assigned beyond the default role permissions.
    Affected if Any user account has administrative capabilities or access to admin functions that exceeds what their assigned role should permit

The environment is affected if the AZEXO Marketing Automation plugin is installed, active, and running version 1.27.80 or lower, with any lower-privileged user having access to administrative capabilities they should not possess.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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dbcve · scoped
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Update the Marketing Automation by AZEXO plugin to a version newer than 1.27.80 once a patch is released. Review user role assignments and monitor for unauthorized administrative accounts in the interim.

Recommended fix Moderate confidence

Latest version of Marketing Automation by AZEXO plugin (check WordPress repository or vendor for 1.27.81 or higher)

  1. Check the WordPress admin dashboard for plugin updates under Plugins > All Plugins
  2. Update 'Marketing Automation by AZEXO' plugin to the latest available version
  3. After updating, verify that the plugin functions correctly on the site
  4. Review user roles and capabilities to ensure no unauthorized privilege escalation has occurred

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
11.0 hours of engineering $1,930
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