Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This WordPress plugin flaw can let an unauthenticated attacker delete site posts or pages. The business impact is content loss, defacement-like disruption, and possible SEO or customer trust damage. The source bundle does not cite active exploitation.
Executive priority
Treat as a high-priority WordPress content integrity issue. Prioritize public websites, marketing sites, and revenue-impacting pages because unauthorized deletion can disrupt operations and reputation even without data theft.
Technical view
CVE-2024-13468 is a CWE-862 missing authorization issue in Trash Duplicate and 301 Redirect through version 1.9. The vulnerable 'duplicates-action-top' action lacks a capability check, allowing unauthenticated arbitrary post or page deletion. CVSS 3.1 is 7.5 high.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to WordPress sites with the Trash Duplicate and 301 Redirect plugin installed and running at versions up to and including 1.9. The bundle does not provide reliable install counts, CPEs, or hosting-specific exposure data.
Exploitation context
The CVSS vector indicates network access, low complexity, no privileges, and no user interaction. Impact is integrity loss through deletion of content. KEV is false, and the supplied sources do not establish known active exploitation.
Researcher notes
The key weakness is missing authorization on a plugin action. The affected metadata in the bundle is sparse and partly inconsistent, so rely on the description, Wordfence entry, plugin page, and changeset for scoping. No exploit code or active exploitation evidence is provided.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for the affected plugin and version.
- Follow vendor, WordPress plugin, or Wordfence guidance for fixed versions.
- Update the plugin if a fixed release is available.
- Disable or remove the plugin where updates are unavailable.
- Ensure recent backups exist for posts and pages.
Validation and detection
- Check each WordPress instance for the plugin and version up to 1.9.
- Confirm the vulnerable plugin is updated, disabled, or removed.
- Review content history for unexpected post or page deletions.
- Review logs for suspicious unauthenticated requests to the plugin action.
- Test restoration procedures for deleted posts and pages.
Public sources used
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
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- High
- CVSS
- 7.5 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N3.93.6Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
7.5HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ebb6afd7-6bc4-4c8a-a645-04f64d5adff4?source=cveCVE reference
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/trash-duplicate-and-301-redirect/CVE reference
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3343764%40trash-duplicate-and-301-redirect&new=3343764%40trash-duplicate-and-301-redirect&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=CVE reference
Products and packages named in the record
CWE details
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Missing Authorization
Missing Authorization represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.