CVE-2024-52500
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 monetagwp Monetag Official Plugin monetag-official allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Monetag Official Plugin: from n/a through <= 1.1.3.
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 · high confidenceThe Monetag Official WordPress plugin versions through 1.1.3 contains a missing authorization vulnerability that allows exploitation of incorrectly configured access control security levels. This could enable unauthenticated or low-privileged users to access administrative functions or sensitive operations without proper capability verification.
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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
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/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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Check if Monetag Official plugin is installedIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and look for 'Monetag Official' in the list. Alternatively, check the /wp-content/plugins/ directory for a folder named 'monetag' or similar.Affected if The plugin is installed and active
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Identify the installed plugin versionIn WordPress admin, find Monetag Official in the Plugins list and look at the version number displayed beneath the plugin name. Or check the plugin's main PHP file header for the 'Version' comment.Affected if Version is 1.1.3 or lower (any version through 1.1.3)
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Verify the plugin handles sensitive operationsExamine the plugin directory (typically /wp-content/plugins/monetag/) for PHP files that contain admin-related functions, AJAX handlers, or sensitive operations. Look for files with 'admin', 'ajax', 'api', or 'settings' in their names.Affected if The plugin contains admin pages, AJAX handlers, or sensitive functionality without explicit capability checks
A user is affected if the Monetag Official plugin version is 1.1.3 or lower and the plugin exposes admin functions, AJAX endpoints, or sensitive operations that lack WordPress capability checks (e.g., current_user_can() calls).
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 to the latest patched version of the Monetag Official plugin. If no patch is available, add WordPress capability checks (e.g., current_user_can()) to all admin pages, AJAX handlers, and sensitive functionality endpoints.
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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-2024-52500 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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