CVE-2024-50500 WordPress Phlox Core Elements plugin <= 2.17.4 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

What is CVE-2024-50500?

CVE-2024-50500 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in averta Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme, published on 3 Feb 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in averta Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme auxin-elements allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme: from n/a through <= 2.17.4.

Weakness: CWE-862

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-50500?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Averta Shortcodes and Extra Features for Phlox Theme.

How do I fix CVE-2024-50500?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-50500 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-2024-50500 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-50500 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in averta Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme

• CVE-2022-3359 Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme < 2.10.7 - PHP Objection Injection High 8.8
• CVE-2023-37888 WordPress Phlox Core Elements plugin <= 2.14.0 - Unauthenticated Local File Inclusion vulnerability High 7.6
• CVE-2023-7064 Deserialization in Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme High 7.5
• CVE-2023-50368 WordPress Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme Plugin <= 2.15.2 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Medium 6.5
• CVE-2024-12588 Cross-site scripting in Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme Medium 6.4

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-wmhp-g4mm-69rg.