Read more By Adam <= 1.1.8 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Read More Button Deletion
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 Read more By Adam plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized loss of data due to a missing capability check on the deleteRm() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.8. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to delete read more buttons.
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-2024-9187
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hpxj-p7f4-g2gg
References
More adamskaat vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-22111 WordPress Countdown & Clock plugin <=2.8.8 - Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2025-01995 Countdown, Coming Soon, Maintenance – Countdown & Clock <= 2.8.9.1 - Unauthenticated Limited Local File Inclusion CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2025-17418 WordPress Scroll Top plugin <= 1.3.3 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
- TI-2024-33945 WordPress Countdown & Clock plugin <= 3.0.8 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9
Sources
- CVE-2024-9187 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-9187 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hpxj-p7f4-g2gg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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