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Plain-English summary
CVE-2024-49686 is a missing authorization flaw in the WordPress Landing Page Cat plugin through version 1.7.4. A logged-in user may be able to perform actions they should not be allowed to perform. The rated impact is moderate, with limited integrity and availability impact and no confidentiality impact indicated.
Executive priority
Treat as a normal-priority WordPress plugin remediation item. It is not currently supported as actively exploited, but affected sites with many users or delegated content roles should be reviewed sooner because authorization flaws can enable unauthorized changes.
Technical view
The issue is CWE-862 Missing Authorization in fatcatapps Landing Page Cat. CVSS 3.1 is 5.4: network-accessible, low complexity, requires low privileges, no user interaction, unchanged scope, no confidentiality impact, low integrity impact, and low availability impact. Public details do not identify the vulnerable endpoint or a specific fixed version.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to WordPress sites running Landing Page Cat version 1.7.4 or earlier, especially where untrusted or lower-privileged accounts exist. Sites without the plugin are not affected based on the provided sources.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or cited evidence of active exploitation. The CVSS vector indicates exploitation requires an authenticated low-privileged user, reducing exposure compared with unauthenticated WordPress flaws.
Researcher notes
Public information is limited. The CVE and Patchstack entry identify missing authorization affecting Landing Page Cat through 1.7.4, but do not provide endpoint-level detail or a confirmed fixed version in the supplied sources. Avoid assuming exploitability beyond the CVSS attributes.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for the Landing Page Cat plugin and its version.
- If version 1.7.4 or earlier is installed, check vendor or Patchstack guidance.
- Restrict plugin access to trusted accounts until remediation is confirmed.
- Disable the plugin if business impact is acceptable and no vendor fix is available.
- Review WordPress user accounts and remove unnecessary low-privileged users.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether Landing Page Cat is installed on each WordPress site.
- Record installed plugin versions and compare against affected versions through 1.7.4.
- Check Patchstack and vendor channels for updated remediation details.
- Review recent administrative activity for unexpected plugin or landing-page changes.
- Verify only trusted users have accounts on affected WordPress sites.
Public sources used
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CWE-862: Authorization and privilege behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 5.4 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L2.82.5PatchstackVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
5.4MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/landing-page-cat/vulnerability/wordpress-landing-page-cat-plugin-1-7-4-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cveCVE reference, Patchstack · vdb-entry
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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.