Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This CVE affects the WordPress Data Tables Generator by Supsystic plugin through version 1.10.36. A logged-in user may be able to perform actions that should require stronger authorization. The expected business impact is limited data or site-function changes, not direct data theft based on the supplied CVSS record.
Executive priority
Treat as a scheduled remediation item, faster for customer-facing or multi-author WordPress sites. It is not supported as a critical emergency by the supplied sources, but weak authorization can enable unauthorized content or operational changes.
Technical view
CVE-2024-56253 is a CWE-862 Missing Authorization issue in data-tables-generator-by-supsystic. The CVSS 3.1 score is 5.4: network reachable, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction, unchanged scope, no confidentiality impact, and low integrity and availability impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to WordPress sites running Data Tables Generator by Supsystic version 1.10.36 or earlier, especially where untrusted or broadly assigned low-privilege accounts exist.
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-privilege user, reducing internet-wide unauthenticated risk but leaving multi-user WordPress sites exposed.
Researcher notes
The public record names broken access control but does not provide endpoint-level details, exploit evidence, or a fixed version in the supplied bundle. Avoid assuming unauthenticated exploitation or confidentiality loss. Validation should focus on version presence, role exposure, and vendor remediation status.
Mitigation direction
- Identify all WordPress sites using this Supsystic plugin.
- Check vendor or Patchstack guidance for a fixed release.
- Update the plugin when a trusted fixed version is available.
- Temporarily disable the plugin if no acceptable fix is available.
- Restrict low-privilege WordPress accounts until remediation is complete.
Validation and detection
- Confirm installed plugin versions across WordPress environments.
- Verify whether any instance runs version 1.10.36 or earlier.
- Review WordPress roles with access to plugin table features.
- Check recent plugin-related changes for unexpected activity.
- Track vendor and Patchstack records for remediation status.
Public sources used
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CWE-862: Authorization and privilege behavior lookup
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- 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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Missing Authorization
Missing Authorization represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.