CVE-2024-0828

Summary

CVE-2024-0828 is a vulnerability affecting the Play.ht plugin for WordPress. This issue allows authenticated attackers with subscriber access or higher to gain unauthorized access to functionalities. The vulnerability stems from a missing capability check on several functions in all versions up to 3.6.4. Consequently, attackers can delete, retrieve, or modify post metadata, retrieve contents of protected posts, manipulate conversion data, and even delete article audios. This poses a significant risk to WordPress blogs using the Play.ht plugin, making it essential for users to update to the latest version or consider alternative plugins to mitigate the threat.

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