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Plain-English summary
CVE-2024-56244 is a missing authorization issue in the WordPress Ashe Extra plugin through version 1.2.92. A logged-in user may be able to perform actions they should not be allowed to perform, affecting site integrity and availability. The public bundle does not show data theft impact or active exploitation.
Executive priority
Treat this as a moderate-priority WordPress plugin exposure. It is not currently supported as actively exploited, but affected sites with user registration or many low-privileged accounts should prioritize validation and remediation because authenticated misuse could alter or disrupt site behavior.
Technical view
The issue is CWE-862 missing authorization in WP Royal Ashe Extra. CVSS 3.1 is 5.4 with network access, low attack complexity, low privileges required, and no user interaction. Scope is unchanged, with no confidentiality impact and low integrity and availability impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to WordPress sites with the Ashe Extra plugin installed at version 1.2.92 or earlier. The CVSS vector indicates an attacker needs a low-privileged authenticated account, so public unauthenticated exposure is not supported by the provided sources.
Exploitation context
The bundle does not identify active exploitation, and the CVE is not listed as KEV. Public details are sparse: the source names broken access control but does not provide affected functions, endpoint names, proof-of-concept details, or a confirmed fixed version.
Researcher notes
The available evidence supports missing authorization only at a high level. Do not assume unauthenticated exploitability, data disclosure, or a specific vulnerable endpoint from this bundle. Additional vendor advisory detail is needed to validate exact reachability, required role, affected action, and fixed version.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for Ashe Extra version 1.2.92 or earlier.
- Check WP Royal and Patchstack guidance for an official fixed version.
- Apply the vendor-recommended update when available and tested.
- Disable or remove the plugin if it is not required.
- Limit low-privileged WordPress accounts until remediation is confirmed.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether Ashe Extra is installed on each WordPress site.
- Record installed plugin versions and flag 1.2.92 or earlier.
- Review vendor and Patchstack advisories for current remediation status.
- Review logs for unusual authenticated plugin-related actions.
- Verify remediation in staging before production rollout.
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
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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/ashe-extra/vulnerability/wordpress-ashe-extra-plugin-1-2-92-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.