CVE-2024-31099 | WordPress Phlox Core Elements plugin <= 2.15.7 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Averta Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme auxin-elements.This issue affects Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme: from n/a through 2.15.7.

Published: 2024-04-01 Last update: 2025-05-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2024-31099 is rated Low Risk (35.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.36%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-31099

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.16% 0.36% +0.20%
2 2025-11-21 0.26% 0.16% -0.10%
3 2025-11-18 0.26%

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2024-31099

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.4 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
3.1 2.7 [email protected]
8.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
2.8 5.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2024-31099

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-31099

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
averta shortcodes_and_extra_features_for_phlox_theme < 2.15.8 cpe:2.3:a:averta:shortcodes_and_extra_features_for_phlox_theme:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

References for CVE-2024-31099

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