# CVE-2024-51671: WordPress Otter Blocks plugin <= 3.0.3 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

> Attackers can bypass access controls in the Otter Blocks plugin to perform unauthorized actions due to missing authorization checks.

- **Severity:** Low 2.7 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 19 Nov 2024
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-f2hp-wgc9-mcvf

## What is CVE-2024-51671?

CVE-2024-51671 is a low-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Themeisle Otter - Gutenberg Block, published on 19 Nov 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Themeisle Otter - Gutenberg Block otter-blocks allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Otter - Gutenberg Block: from n/a through <= 3.0.3.

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-51671?


## How do I fix CVE-2024-51671?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-51671 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-51671 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-51671 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-51671 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-51671 is a low-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Themeisle Otter - Gutenberg Block, published on 19 Nov 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-51671 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Themeisle Otter - Gutenberg Block. 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-2024-51671/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-51671/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-51671
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-51671
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-51671

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-51671/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.