CVE-2024-49644
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability allows attackers to escalate privileges in the AllAccessible WordPress plugin, potentially gaining administrative access to WordPress sites. It affects all WordPress installations using Accessibility by AllAccessible plugin versions up to 1.3.4.
💻 Affected Systems
- Accessibility by AllAccessible WordPress Plugin
⚠️ Manual Verification Required
This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.
Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).
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- Review the CVE details at NVD
- Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
- Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
- Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Attackers gain full administrative control over WordPress sites, allowing them to modify content, install malicious plugins/themes, steal sensitive data, or take complete control of the server.
Likely Case
Attackers gain elevated privileges to modify site content, inject malicious code, or access restricted areas of the WordPress dashboard.
If Mitigated
With proper access controls and monitoring, impact is limited to unauthorized content modifications that can be detected and reverted.
🎯 Exploit Status
Requires some level of initial access to WordPress, but detailed exploitation methods are not publicly documented.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version after 1.3.4
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel
2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins
3. Find 'Accessibility by AllAccessible'
4. Click 'Update Now' if update available
5. If no update available, deactivate and delete the plugin
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable vulnerable plugin
WordPressTemporarily deactivate the AllAccessible plugin until patched version is available
wp plugin deactivate allaccessible
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict access controls and monitor for unusual privilege changes
- Use web application firewall rules to block suspicious privilege escalation attempts
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel → Plugins → Installed Plugins → Accessibility by AllAccessible versionCheck Version:
wp plugin get allaccessible --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is 1.3.5 or higher, or plugin is completely removed📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual user privilege changes in WordPress logs
- Multiple failed login attempts followed by successful privilege escalation
Network Indicators:
- Unusual POST requests to WordPress admin-ajax.php or admin-post.php endpoints
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress" AND (event="user_role_change" OR event="capability_added")