CVE-2024-5863
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 · uneditedThe Easy Image Collage plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized loss of data due to a missing capability check on the ajax_image_collage() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.13.5. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to erase all of the content in arbitrary posts.
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 Easy Image Collage WordPress plugin lacks proper authorization checks on its ajax_image_collage() function, allowing any authenticated user with Contributor-level access or higher to delete content from arbitrary posts by making AJAX calls with post IDs they don't own. This is a broken access control vulnerability combined with insecure direct object reference (IDOR).
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
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/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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Identify if Easy Image Collage plugin is installedIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and look for 'Easy Image Collage' or check the plugin files in wp-content/plugins/easy-image-collage/ for the main PHP file to confirm presenceAffected if The plugin is installed and active on the WordPress site
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Check the installed plugin versionView the plugin header in the main plugin file (usually easy-image-collage.php) or check the Plugins page in WordPress admin which displays the version numberAffected if The version is lower than 1.13.6 (the patched version)
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Verify the vulnerable ajax_image_collage function existsSearch the plugin source code for the function 'ajax_image_collage' and examine if it includes a capability check (such as current_user_can) before performing delete operationsAffected if The function exists and performs post content deletion without verifying the user owns or has permission to modify the specified post ID
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Confirm existence of Contributor-level or higher user accountsIn WordPress admin, go to Users > All Users and review the roles assigned. Contributor role or higher (Author, Editor, Admin) can exploit this vulnerabilityAffected if There are any user accounts with Contributor, Author, Editor, or Administrator roles on the site who are not restricted from editing other users' posts
You are affected if the Easy Image Collage plugin version is below 1.13.6 and your site has any authenticated users with Contributor-level access or higher.
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 the plugin to version 1.13.6 or later which includes the missing capability check. Until patched, consider restricting user role permissions or deploying a WAF to mitigate exploitation.
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