CVE-2024-5449 (GCVE-0-2024-5449)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2024-06-06 03:32
Modified
2026-04-08 17:26
Severity ?
VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
CWE
- CWE-862 - Missing Authorization
Summary
The WP Dark Mode – WordPress Dark Mode Plugin for Improved Accessibility, Dark Theme, Night Mode, and Social Sharing plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the wpdm_social_share_save_options function in all versions up to, and including, 5.0.4. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to update the plugin's settings.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| wppool | WP Dark Mode – Improve Accessibility with AI Powered Dark Theme |
Version: 0 ≤ 5.0.4 |
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