CVE-2024-54326
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 Eyal Fitoussi GEO my WordPress geo-my-wp allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects GEO my WordPress: from n/a through <= 4.5.0.4.
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 GEO my WordPress plugin versions through 4.5.0.4 have a missing authorization vulnerability allowing attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels. This means the plugin fails to properly verify user permissions before allowing access to certain functionality, potentially enabling unauthorized users to perform actions they should not have access to.
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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
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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 GEO my WordPress plugin is installedCheck the WordPress plugins directory (wp-content/plugins/) for a folder named 'geo-my-wp' or similar. In WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and look for 'GEO my WordPress'.Affected if The plugin is present in the WordPress installation
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Identify the installed versionIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and find GEO my WordPress. The version number is displayed under the plugin name. Alternatively, open the main plugin file (usually geo-my-wp.php in the plugin root) and look for the 'Version' header in the plugin comment block.Affected if The version is 4.5.0.4 or any earlier version (versions through 4.5.0.4 are affected)
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Check for publicly accessible AJAX handlersInspect the plugin directory for AJAX action registrations (search for 'add_action("wp_ajax_' or 'add_action("wp_ajax_nopriv_' in PHP files). Verify if any handlers that perform sensitive operations lack capability checks using current_user_can() or similar authorization functions.Affected if AJAX endpoints exist that process requests without verifying user capabilities
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Review admin page access controlsExamine the plugin's admin PHP files for admin menu/page registrations (add_menu_page, add_submenu_page). Check if admin pages performing sensitive operations include capability checks (current_user_can) before executing logic.Affected if Admin functionality can be accessed by users lacking proper WordPress capabilities
A user is affected if GEO my WordPress plugin version 4.5.0.4 or earlier is installed and the plugin contains functionality accessible without proper capability verification.
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 version of GEO my WordPress when available, or implement proper capability checks and authorization validation in the affected code paths. Review all AJAX handlers and admin pages for missing capability checks.
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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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