CVE-2024-1994 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The Image Watermark plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the watermark_action_ajax() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.7.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to apply and remove watermarks from images.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00072.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

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References

Link	Providers
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3064501%40image-watermark&new=3064501%40image-watermark&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/31a66e30-972b-4a7b-9d47-ad7abd574e36?source=cve

History

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 18:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 17:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Title		Image Watermark <= 1.7.3 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Watermark Modification
Weaknesses		CWE-862

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published: 2024-04-06T01:54:50.208Z

Updated: 2026-04-08T16:45:10.378Z

Reserved: 2024-02-28T20:54:46.795Z

Link: CVE-2024-1994

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-01T18:56:22.473Z

NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2024-04-06T02:15:07.493

Modified: 2026-04-08T17:18:28.090

Link: CVE-2024-1994

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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