CVE-2024-6799: YITH Essential Kit for WooCommerce #1 <= 2.34.0 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Limited Plugin Install, Activation, and Deactivation
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2024-6799 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) Missing Authorization vulnerability in wordpress yith-essential-kit-for-woocommerce-1. EPSS estimates a 0.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 24.9% of scored vulnerabilities. Fixed in 2.35.0.
Timeline
- 19-07-2024PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 08-04-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The YITH Essential Kit for WooCommerce #1 plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'activate_module', 'deactivate_module', and 'install_module' functions in all versions up to, and including, 2.34.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to install, activate, and deactivate plugins from a pre-defined list of available YITH plugins.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version- NVDNIST4.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- wordfenceSource4.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
0.33%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
25%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 0.33% on 22-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Yithemes2 products
Wordpress1 product
- yith-essential-kit-for-woocommerce-1≤ 2.34.0 (fixed in 2.35.0)
2 vendors · 3 products