CVE-2024-5570Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Subscriber-level settings overwrite via unchecked save request

Published Jun 28, 2024 · Updated Aug 27, 2025

Missing authorization in zitscher Simple PhotoSwipe 0.1 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to overwrite plugin settings. The settings-save branch triggered by the photoswipe_save POST field processes attacker-controlled PhotoSwipe option values without checking the caller's WordPress capability. Subscriber-level access is sufficient, and the change persists even though the crafted request to options-general.php returns an HTTP 403 response.

CVSS severity6.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.55%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Missing authorization in zitscher Simple PhotoSwipe 0.1 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to overwrite plugin settings. The settings-save branch triggered by the photoswipe_save POST field processes attacker-controlled PhotoSwipe option values without checking the caller's WordPress capability. Subscriber-level access is sufficient, and the change persists even though the crafted request to options-general.php returns an HTTP 403 response.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-5570
Published
Jun 28, 2024
Updated
Aug 27, 2025
Vendor
zitscher
Product
Simple PhotoSwipe
Classifications
CWE-862, T1565.001
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jun 28, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 27, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <=0.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

zitscher · Simple PhotoSwipeversion=0 <=0.1

Published CVSS scores

6.5CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
4.3WordfenceCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-862Missing Authorization
T1565.001Stored Data Manipulation

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