CVE-2024-56220
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 sslplugins SSL Wireless SMS Notification ssl-wireless-sms-notification allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects SSL Wireless SMS Notification: from n/a through <= 3.6.0.
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 confidenceA privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the SSL Wireless SMS Notification plugin due to incorrect privilege assignment. The vulnerability allows attackers to gain elevated privileges beyond what should be granted, potentially leading to full system compromise.
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
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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 SSL Wireless SMS Notification plugin is installedCheck your system's plugin or extension directory for the SSL Wireless SMS Notification plugin. In WordPress, navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins and look for 'SSL Wireless SMS Notification'. In other systems, check the appropriate plugin/module location.Affected if The plugin is present on the system
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Identify the installed version of the pluginAccess the plugin's details page in your CMS or application. For WordPress, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins > SSL Wireless SMS Notification and view the version number displayed. For other platforms, check the plugin metadata or version file.Affected if The version displayed is 3.6.0 or lower (any version up to and including 3.6.0)
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Compare the installed version against the affected rangeCompare the version you found in step 2 against the affected range: versions 3.6.0 and below. If your version is 3.6.0 or lower, the vulnerability is present.Affected if Installed version is 3.6.0 or any version below 3.6.0
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Review user roles and permissions assigned by the pluginExamine the user management section of your application. Look for any roles, capabilities, or permissions that the SSL Wireless SMS Notification plugin creates or modifies. Check for any user accounts that have been assigned elevated privileges through this plugin.Affected if Users have permissions or roles assigned by the plugin that exceed what they should normally have, indicating improper privilege assignment is active
You are affected if the SSL Wireless SMS Notification plugin is installed and its version is 3.6.0 or lower, as this indicates the vulnerable version with incorrect privilege assignment logic is in use.
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 dataUpgrade to a patched version of SSL Wireless SMS Notification beyond 3.6.0 and conduct a code review to identify and remediate improper privilege assignment logic.
- Consultation4.0 h
- Implementation8.0 h
- Testing4.0 h
- Review / QA3.0 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.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-56220 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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