CVE-2024-1717: melapress admin notices manager Missing Authorization
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2024-1717 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) Missing Authorization vulnerability in melapress admin notices manager. EPSS estimates a 0.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 30.9% of scored vulnerabilities. Fixed in 1.5.0.
Timeline
- 04-06-2024PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 08-04-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The Admin Notices Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the handle_ajax_call() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to retrieve a list of registered user emails.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version- NVDNIST4.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- wordfenceSource4.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
0.38%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
31%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.38% on 20-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Melapress1 product
- admin notices manager≤ 1.4.0
Wordpress1 product
- admin-notices-manager≤ 1.4.0 (fixed in 1.5.0)
2 vendors · 2 products