LeadConnector <= 1.7 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Arbitrary Post Deletion
Priority LOW 38CWE-862Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
The LeadConnector plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification & loss of data due to a missing capability check on the lc_public_api_proxy() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.7. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary posts. CVE-2024-34378 is likely a duplicate of this issue.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00587 48th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| varunvairavanlc | LeadConnector | up to 1.7 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- LeadConnector Vendorvarunvairavanlc Affected up to 1.7 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-1371
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8c6j-52q3-w3c5
References
Other 3
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/79e786ce-a3eb-40df-8dad-4c9c75243bec?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/leadconnector/trunk/admin/class-lc-admin.php#L519
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3075667%40leadconnector&new=3075667%40leadconnector&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
More varunvairavanlc vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-56137 WordPress LeadConnector plugin <= 4.0.5 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
- TI-2026-20555 WordPress LeadConnector plugin <= 3.0.21 - Broken Access Control vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
Sources
- CVE-2024-1371 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-1371 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8c6j-52q3-w3c5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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