WordPress Hercules Core plugin <= 6.5 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary Settings Change/Access vulnerability
Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-862Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Hercules Design Hercules Core allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Hercules Core: from n/a through 6.5.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00443 38th 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
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hercules Design | Hercules Core | up to 6.5 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Hercules Core VendorHercules Design Affected up to 6.5 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE names CISA-ADP · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:toddnestor:hercules_core:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | — | — | — |
- cpe:2.3:a:toddnestor:hercules_core:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·—
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-37232
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4cvp-44wg-9vjf
More Hercules Design vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-19974 WordPress Hercules Core plugin <= 6.4 - Auth. PHP Object Injection vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
Sources
- CVE-2024-37232 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-37232 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4cvp-44wg-9vjf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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