# CVE-2024-4390: Depicter <= 3.0.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Arbitrary Nonce Generation

> Authenticated contributors can generate valid nonces for any action, bypassing security checks in the Depicter WordPress plugin.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/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:** 20 Jun 2024
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-w495-r927-3gp6

## What is CVE-2024-4390?

CVE-2024-4390 is a medium-severity vulnerability in averta Depicter — Popup & Slider Builder, published on 20 Jun 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Slider and Carousel slider by Depicter plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary Nonce Generation in all versions up to, and including, 3.0.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor access and above, to generate a valid nonce for any WordPress action/function. This could be used to invoke functionality that is protected only by nonce checks.

Weakness: CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management), CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-4390?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Depicter Depicter.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-4390?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-4390 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-4390 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-4390 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in averta Depicter — Popup & Slider Builder

- [CVE-2024-37414](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-37414/): WordPress Depicter Slider plugin <= 3.0.2 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability (medium 5.9)
- [CVE-2023-51491](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-51491/): WordPress Depicter Slider plugin <= 2.0.6 - Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2024-47359](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-47359/): WordPress Depicter plugin <= 3.2.2 - Broken Access Control vulnerability (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-4390 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-4390 is a medium-severity vulnerability in averta Depicter — Popup & Slider Builder, published on 20 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-2024-4390 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: averta Depicter — Popup & Slider Builder. 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-2024-4390/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-4390/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-4390
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-4390
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-4390

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-4390/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.