CVE-2024-10802 Hash Elements <= 1.4.7 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Draft Post Title Exposure
Unauthenticated attackers can retrieve draft post titles due to missing capability checks in the Hash Elements WordPress plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-10802?
CVE-2024-10802 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in hashthemes Hash Elements, published on 13 Nov 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Hash Elements plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the hash_elements_get_posts_title_by_id() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.7. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to retrieve draft post titles that should not be accessible to unauthenticated users.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-10802?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Hashthemes Hash Elements.
How do I fix CVE-2024-10802?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-10802 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2024-10802 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-10802 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in hashthemes Hash Elements
- CVE-2025-22296 WordPress Hash Elements plugin <= 1.5.0 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
- CVE-2024-30426 WordPress Hash Elements plugin <= 1.3.3 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
- CVE-2024-5177 Hash Elements <= 1.3.8 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via url Parameter in Multiple Widgets
Sources
Also known as GHSA-334h-vcfc-hw2v.