CVE-2024-10589

Leopard <= 3.1.1 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Options Update

Published Nov 9, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The Leopard - WordPress Offload Media plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data that can lead to privilege escalation due to a missing capability check on the import_settings() function in all versions up to, and including, 3.1.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to update arbitrary options on the WordPress site. This can be leveraged to update the default role for registration to administrator and enable user registration for attackers to gain administrative user access to a vulnerable site.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-33187 The Leopard - WordPress Offload Media plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data that can lead to privilege escalation due to a missing capability check on the import_settings() function in all versions up to, and including, 3.1.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to update arbitrary options on the WordPress site. This can be leveraged to update the default role for registration to administrator and enable user registration for attackers to gain administrative user access to a vulnerable site.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00099}

epss

{'score': 0.00115}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Nouthemese
Nouthemese leopard
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:nouthemese:leopard:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Nouthemese
Nouthemese leopard
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The Leopard - WordPress Offload Media plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data that can lead to privilege escalation due to a missing capability check on the import_settings() function in all versions up to, and including, 3.1.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to update arbitrary options on the WordPress site. This can be leveraged to update the default role for registration to administrator and enable user registration for attackers to gain administrative user access to a vulnerable site.
Title Leopard <= 3.1.1 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Options Update
Weaknesses CWE-862
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Wordfence
Published
Updated
Apr 8, 2026, 5:19 PM
Reserved
Oct 31, 2024, 2:21 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Nov 9, 2024, 8:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 6:55 AM