CVE-2024-56071 WordPress Simple Dashboard plugin <= 2.0 - Privilege Escalation vulnerability
Attackers can escalate privileges due to incorrect privilege assignment in the Simple Dashboard 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-2024-56071?
CVE-2024-56071 is a critical vulnerability in mikeleembruggen Simple Dashboard, published on 31 Dec 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in mikeleembruggen Simple Dashboard simple-dashboard allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Simple Dashboard: from n/a through <= 2.0.
Weakness: CWE-266
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-56071?
How do I fix CVE-2024-56071?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-56071 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-56071 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-56071 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vxm9-cgrp-h5gq.