# CVE-2024-31304: WordPress MultiVendorX Marketplace <= 4.1.3 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

> Attackers can bypass authorization checks in the MultiVendorX WC Marketplace plugin to access or modify data without proper permissions.

- **Severity:** High 7.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 9 Jun 2024
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-whjr-hx5f-gg2r

## What is CVE-2024-31304?

CVE-2024-31304 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in MultiVendorX WC Marketplace, published on 9 Jun 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in MultiVendorX WC Marketplace.This issue affects WC Marketplace: from n/a through 4.1.3.

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-31304?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Multivendorx Multivendorx.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-31304?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-31304 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-31304 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-31304 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in MultiVendorX WC Marketplace

- [CVE-2025-0493](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-0493/): Path traversal in MultiVendorX – WooCommerce Multivendor Marketplace Solutions (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-8289](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8289/): Missing authorization in MultiVendorX – WooCommerce Multivendor Marketplace Solutions (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2025-48261](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-48261/): WordPress MultiVendorX plugin <= 4.2.22 - Sensitive Data Exposure Vulnerability (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2025-48263](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-48263/): WordPress MultiVendorX plugin <= 4.2.22 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2024-5259](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5259/): Cross-site scripting in MultiVendorX – WooCommerce Multivendor Marketplace Solutions (medium 6.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-31304 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-31304 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in MultiVendorX WC Marketplace, published on 9 Jun 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-31304 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: MultiVendorX WC Marketplace. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-31304/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-31304/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-31304
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-31304
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-31304

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-31304/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.