Vulnerability · Published Feb 13, 2025 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2024-13639Read More & Accordion <= 3.4.2 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary 'Read More' Post Deletion
Medium 4.3
In plain English
A medium-severity missing authorization in Read More & Accordion from edmonparker. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 27% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The Read More & Accordion plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification and loss of data due to a missing capability check on the expmDeleteData() function in all versions up to, and including, 3.4.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to delete arbitrary 'read more' posts.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| edmonparker | Read More & Accordion | 0 – through 3.4.2 |
Weakness: CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/65849267-8bb5-48fd-b95e-e89a1e744fe0?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/expand-maker/trunk/files/ReadMoreAdminPost.php#L98
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/expand-maker/trunk/files/ReadMoreAdminPost.php#L9
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/expand-maker/
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3239533/