Missing authorization in WPPOOL WP Dark Mode – Improve Accessibility with AI Powered Dark…
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
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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-5449
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p826-3x73-p9j2
References
Patch 2
More WPPOOL Wp Dark Mode vulnerabilities
- 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
- CVE-2024-5449 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-5449 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-p826-3x73-p9j2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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