Notification for Telegram <= 3.3.1 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Send Telegram Test Message
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 Notification for Telegram plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized test message sending due to a missing capability check on the 'nftb_test_action' function in versions up to, and including, 3.3.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to send a test message via the Telegram Bot API to all users configured in the settings.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00323 25th 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rainafarai | Notification for Telegram | up to 3.3.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Notification for Telegram Vendorrainafarai Affected up to 3.3.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:andreamarinucci:notification_for_telegram:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 3.3.2 | Vulnerable | Andreamarinucci |
- cpe:2.3:a:andreamarinucci:notification_for_telegram:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 3.3.2 Vulnerable ·Andreamarinucci
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-9685
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5qr8-j5cm-m7fj
References
More rainafarai vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-63008 WordPress Notification for Telegram plugin <= 3.5.2 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
- TI-2026-29401 WordPress Notification for Telegram plugin <= 3.5 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
- TI-2026-06703 Missing authorization in rainafarai Notification for Telegram CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
- TI-2025-39141 WordPress Notification for Telegram plugin <= 3.5.1 - Broken Access Control vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
- TI-2025-36447 WordPress Notification for Telegram plugin <= 3.5 - Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2024-9685 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-9685 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5qr8-j5cm-m7fj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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