CVE-2024-43924 WordPress Responsive Lightbox & Gallery plugin <= 2.4.7 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Attackers can access restricted functionality due to missing authorization checks in the Responsive Lightbox 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-2024-43924?
CVE-2024-43924 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in dFactory Responsive Lightbox, published on 23 Oct 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Missing Authorization vulnerability in dFactory Responsive Lightbox allows Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs.This issue affects Responsive Lightbox: from n/a through 2.4.7.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-43924?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Dfactory Responsive Lightbox.
How do I fix CVE-2024-43924?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-43924 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-2024-43924 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-43924 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in dFactory Responsive Lightbox
- CVE-2025-3742 Responsive Lightbox & Gallery < 2.5.1 - Contributor+ Stored XSS
- CVE-2024-6870 Responsive Lightbox & Gallery <= 2.4.7 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via File Upload
- CVE-2017-2243 Cross-site scripting in Responsive Lightbox
- CVE-2023-49174 WordPress Responsive Lightbox Plugin <= 2.4.5 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- CVE-2025-5093 Responsive Lightbox & Gallery < 2.5.2 - Contributor+ Stored XSS
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w8m8-8qc2-4gpr.