# CVE-2024-32818: WordPress MDTF – Meta Data and Taxonomies Filter plugin <= 1.3.3 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

> Attackers can bypass authorization checks in the MDTF plugin to access restricted functionality without proper permissions.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N`)
- **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-cqv3-c339-xwx4

## What is CVE-2024-32818?

CVE-2024-32818 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in realmag777 WordPress Meta Data and Taxonomies Filter (MDTF), 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 realmag777 WordPress Meta Data and Taxonomies Filter (MDTF).This issue affects WordPress Meta Data and Taxonomies Filter (MDTF): from n/a through 1.3.3.

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-32818?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Pluginus Wordpress Meta Data and Taxonomies Filter.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-32818?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-32818 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-32818 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-32818 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in realmag777 WordPress Meta Data and Taxonomies Filter (MDTF)

- [CVE-2024-8624](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8624/): MDTF – Meta Data and Taxonomies Filter <= 1.3.3.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) SQL Injection (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2021-20781](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-20781/): Cross-site request forgery in WordPress Meta Data Filter & Taxonomies Filter (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2024-50450](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-50450/): WordPress MDTF – Meta Data and Taxonomies Filter plugin <= 1.3.3.4 - Bypass Vulnerability vulnerability (high 7.3)
- [CVE-2024-8623](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8623/): MDTF – Meta Data and Taxonomies Filter <= 1.3.3.3 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution (high 7.3)
- [CVE-2024-29763](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-29763/): WordPress MDTF – Meta Data and Taxonomies Filter plugin <= 1.3.3 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability (high 7.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-32818 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-32818 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in realmag777 WordPress Meta Data and Taxonomies Filter (MDTF), 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-2024-32818 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: realmag777 WordPress Meta Data and Taxonomies Filter (MDTF). 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-2024-32818/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-32818/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-32818
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-32818
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-32818

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-32818/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.