CVE-2024-56280
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 AmentoTech Private Limited WPGuppy wpguppy-lite allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects WPGuppy: from n/a through <= 1.1.0.
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 confidenceWPGuppy Lite plugin for WordPress versions up to 1.1.0 contains an Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability allowing authenticated users to escalate their privileges beyond what should be granted to their role, likely through missing or improper capability checks on sensitive operations.
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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify WPGuppy Lite plugin is installedNavigate to WordPress admin dashboard > Plugins, or inspect the wp-content/plugins/ directory for a folder named 'wpguppy-lite' or similar WPGuppy-related folder.Affected if The WPGuppy Lite plugin folder exists in the WordPress plugins directory.
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Identify installed plugin versionIn WordPress admin, view the plugin details page to find the version number, or open the main plugin PHP file (usually wpguppy-lite.php) and look for the 'Version' header in the plugin comment block.Affected if The installed version is 1.1.0 or any version below 1.1.0.
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Confirm plugin is activeCheck the Plugins page in WordPress admin; look for the 'Active' status indicator next to WPGuppy Lite, or query the wp_options table for the active_plugins option.Affected if WPGuppy Lite is currently activated on the WordPress site.
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Inspect user roles for unauthorized changesUsing a user role editor plugin or by querying wp_usermeta table, review all user accounts and their assigned roles. Check for any roles assigned to lower-privileged users that exceed standard role capabilities (e.g., subscribers with administrator-like capabilities).Affected if Any user account possesses capabilities or role settings that do not match their intended role level, indicating potential privilege escalation.
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Audit recent administrative activityReview WordPress audit logs, activity logs, or the wp_comments table for recent posts/pages created, or check user creation logs for unexpected administrator accounts added around the time the vulnerable plugin was active.Affected if New administrator accounts or unauthorized configuration changes were created while WPGuppy Lite was active.
If WPGuppy Lite version 1.1.0 or below is installed and active on the WordPress site, the environment is affected by this privilege escalation vulnerability.
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 WPGuppy Lite to a version beyond 1.1.0 if available, or implement proper WordPress capability checks (using current_user_can()) on all privileged operations and role assignments.
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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-2024-56280 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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