CVE-2024-13835 describes a multisite privilege escalation vulnerability in the Post Meta Data Manager plugin for WordPress, affecting all versions up to and including 1.4.3. The flaw stems from insufficient verification of multisite installations, allowing authenticated administrators to gain elevated privileges on otherwise inaccessible subsites. With a CVSS score of 7.2 (HIGH), this vulnerability presents a significant risk, enabling high-impact compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability with low attack complexity. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.4.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wpexpertplugins:post_meta_data_manager:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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