# CVE-2024-4858: Testimonial Carousel For Elementor <= 10.2.0 - Missing Authorization to Limited Setting Update

> Unauthenticated attackers can modify plugin settings, specifically disabling the OpenAI feature by updating the API key.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 25 May 2024
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026

## What is CVE-2024-4858?

CVE-2024-4858 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in uapp Testimonial Carousel For Elementor, published on 25 May 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Testimonial Carousel For Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'save_testimonials_option_callback' function in versions up to, and including, 10.2.0. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update the OpenAI API key, disabling the feature.

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-4858?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Uapp Testimonial Carousel for Elementor.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-4858?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-4858 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-4858 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-4858 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in uapp Testimonial Carousel For Elementor

- [CVE-2024-35713](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-35713/): WordPress Testimonial Carousel For Elementor plugin <= 10.1.1 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-4858 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-4858 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in uapp Testimonial Carousel For Elementor, published on 25 May 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-4858 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: uapp Testimonial Carousel For Elementor. 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-2024-4858/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-4858/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-4858
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-4858
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-4858

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-4858/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.