CVE-2024-52438
WordPress de:branding plugin <= 1.0.2 - Privilege Escalation vulnerability
Missing Authentication for Critical Function vulnerability in deco.agency de:branding debranding allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects de:branding: from n/a through <= 1.0.2.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
8.8
WordPress de:branding plugin <= 1.0.2 - Privilege Escalation vulnerability
Missing Authentication for Critical Function vulnerability in deco.agency de:branding debranding allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects de:branding: from n/a through <= 1.0.2.
- Record
CVE-2024-52438- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-306
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-46006
8.8
Missing Authentication for Critical Function vulnerability in deco.agency de:branding debranding allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects de:branding: from n/a through <= 1.0.2.
- Record
EUVD-2024-46006- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r8j6-4hrp-v4w7
8.8
Missing Authentication for Critical Function vulnerability in deco.Agency de:branding allows...
Missing Authentication for Critical Function vulnerability in deco.Agency de:branding allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects de:branding: from n/a through 1.0.2.
- Record
GHSA-r8j6-4hrp-v4w7- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-306
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
8.8
Missing Authentication for Critical Function vulnerability in deco.agency de:branding debranding allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects de:branding: from n/a through <= 1.0.2.
- Record
CVE-2024-52438- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-306
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-52438 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Deco.agency De:branding, published November 20, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.50%, the 42nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/debranding/vulnerability/wordpress-de-branding-plugin-1-0-2-privilege-escalation-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-52438
patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/debranding/wordpress-de-branding-plugin-1-0-2-privilege-escalation-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
github.com/advisories/GHSA-r8j6-4hrp-v4w7