# CVE-2024-54218: WordPress AIO Contact plugin <= 2.8.1 - Unauthenticated Plugin Settings Change vulnerability

> Unauthenticated attackers can modify plugin settings due to missing authorization checks in the AIO Contact WordPress plugin.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/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:** 9 Dec 2024
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-chqw-mw32-x7wh

## What is CVE-2024-54218?

CVE-2024-54218 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in thehp AIO Contact, published on 9 Dec 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in thehp AIO Contact aio-contact.This issue affects AIO Contact: from n/a through <= 2.8.1.

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-54218?


## How do I fix CVE-2024-54218?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-54218 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-54218 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-54218 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-54218 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-54218 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in thehp AIO Contact, published on 9 Dec 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-2024-54218 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: thehp AIO Contact. 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-2024-54218/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-54218/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-54218
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-54218
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-54218

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-54218/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.