CVE-2024-5770

WP Force SSL & HTTPS SSL Redirect <= 1.66 - Missing Authorization to Settings Update

MEDIUM
4.3
CVSS Score
Published: June 8, 2024 at 04:32 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 08:16 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorWp Force SSL

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Severity
MEDIUM4.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

The WP Force SSL & HTTPS SSL Redirect plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'ajax_save_setting' function in versions up to, and including, 1.66. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, subscriber-level permissions and above, to update the plugin settings.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

95%
v ≤ 1.66v < 1.67
Affected range stops below 1.67, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-862

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