CVE-2024-5987

MEDIUM

WP Accessibility Helper (WAH) <= 0.6.2.8 - Authenticated Data Modification via Missing Capability Check

Title source: llm

Description

The WP Accessibility Helper (WAH) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'save_contrast_variations' and 'save_empty_contrast_variations' functions in all versions up to, and including, 0.6.2.8. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to edit or delete contrast settings. Please note these issues were patched in 0.6.2.8, though it broke functionality and the vendor has not responded to our follow-ups.

References (2)

Core 2

Core References

Patch

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3117664%40wp-accessibility-helper&new=3117664%40wp-accessibility-helper&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=

Third Party Advisory

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d3beee75-0480-4504-a177-45f8cd32cf36?source=cve

Scores

CVSS v3 5.4

EPSS 0.0026

EPSS Percentile 17.8%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE

CWE-862

Status published

Products (2)

vol4ikman/WP Accessibility Helper (WAH) < 0.6.2.8

volkov/wp_accessibility_helper < 0.6.2.9

Published Aug 29, 2024

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026