CVE-2024-13639 Missing authorization in Read More & Accordion
Authenticated subscribers can delete arbitrary read more posts due to missing capability checks in the Read More & Accordion WordPress plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-13639?
CVE-2024-13639 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in edmonparker Read More & Accordion, published on 13 Feb 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
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.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-13639?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Edmonsoft Read More \& Accordion.
How do I fix CVE-2024-13639?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-13639 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-2024-13639 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-13639 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in edmonparker Read More & Accordion
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pmqm-wjf2-4fv5.