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TI-2024-05064 Aliases CVE-2024-5449GHSA-p826-3x73-p9j2

Missing authorization in WPPOOL WP Dark Mode – Improve Accessibility with AI Powered Dark…

Priority LOW 20CWE-862Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Low · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.

Summary

The WP Dark Mode – WordPress Dark Mode Plugin for Improved Accessibility, Dark Theme, Night Mode, and Social Sharing plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the wpdm_social_share_save_options function in all versions up to, and including, 5.0.4. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to update the plugin's settings.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00343 28th 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
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
WPPOOLWP Dark Mode – Improve Accessibility with AI Powered Dark Themeup to 5.0.4—No fix listedCNA
  • WP Dark Mode – Improve Accessibility with AI Powered Dark Theme VendorWPPOOL Affected up to 5.0.4 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:wppool:wp_dark_mode:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*before 5.0.5VulnerableWPPOOL
  • cpe:2.3:a:wppool:wp_dark_mode:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 5.0.5 Vulnerable ·WPPOOL

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-5449
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p826-3x73-p9j2

References

  • TI-2022-04310 WP Dark Mode < 4.0.0 - Contributor+ Stored XSS in Shortcode CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
  • TI-2023-00442 WP Dark Mode < 4.0.8 - Subscriber+ Local File Inclusion CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3

Sources