WordPress security changelog
CRITICAL CVE-2024-43222 Deferred

Sweet Date: Privilege escalation or authentication bypass

Sweet Date is affected by privilege escalation or authentication bypass. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. A successful request can grant permissions or access that the caller should not possess.

CVE / CNA score 9.8 CVSS 3.1 · audit@patchstack.com
NVD score Pending NVD has not published its own CVSS assessment.
Component
Sweet Date
Plugin slug
sweetdate
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Dec 09, 2024
Weakness
CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

This CVE was published Dec 09, 2024 and is one of 2 known issues for this theme.

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Sweet Date to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.

No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.

Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.

Technical description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in SeventhQueen Sweet Date sweetdate allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Sweet Date: from n/a through <= 3.7.3.

CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary and upstream sources