CVE-2024-54241
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 Appsbd Elite Notification – Sales Popup, Social Proof, FOMO & WooCommerce Notification allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Elite Notification – Sales Popup, Social Proof, FOMO & WooCommerce Notification: from 1.5 through n/a.
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 Elite Notification WooCommerce plugin allows attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels. The plugin fails to properly validate user permissions before executing administrative functions, potentially enabling unauthorized access to notification settings and related functionality.
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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
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/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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Identify if Elite Notification WooCommerce plugin is installedNavigate to WordPress admin > Plugins and look for 'Elite Notification WooCommerce' or check the wp-content/plugins directory for a folder named 'elite-notification-woocommerce' or similarAffected if The plugin is installed and active on the WordPress site
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Determine the installed plugin versionIn WordPress admin > Plugins, find Elite Notification WooCommerce and note the version number displayed, or inspect the plugin's main PHP file header for the 'Version' tagAffected if The installed version lacks the authorization fix (any version if unpatched)
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Inspect admin AJAX endpoint handlers for missing capability checksExamine the plugin's AJAX handlers (look for wp_ajax_ hooks in the main plugin PHP file) and verify each calls current_user_can() or a capability check before executing sensitive operationsAffected if Any AJAX endpoint in the plugin executes administrative functions without first verifying user permissions
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Check admin functions for authorization validationReview the plugin's admin menu callbacks and page render functions to confirm they include current_user_can() or similar permission checks before displaying or modifying notification settingsAffected if Admin pages or functions display or modify settings without verifying the user has appropriate capabilities
The environment is affected if the Elite Notification WooCommerce plugin is installed and its admin functions or AJAX endpoints lack proper capability checks before executing sensitive operations.
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 proper capability checks and nonce verification on all AJAX endpoints and admin functions within the plugin to ensure only authorized users can access sensitive operations.
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