CVE-2024-5489 | Wbcom Designs - Custom Font Uploader <= 2.3.4 - Missing Authorization to Font Deletion

The Wbcom Designs – Custom Font Uploader plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized loss of data due to a missing capability check on the 'cfu_delete_customfont' function in all versions up to, and including, 2.3.4. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to delete any custom font.

Published: 2024-06-06 Last update: 2026-04-08 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2024-5489 is rated Low Risk (28.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.13%). 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-2024-5489

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 2025-11-21 0.24% 0.13% -0.10%
2 2025-11-18 0.13% 0.24% +0.11%
3 2025-07-15 0.13%

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2024-5489

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L 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:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:L)
Might cause slowdowns, glitches, or partial disruption—not a full brick.
2.8 1.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2024-5489

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-5489

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
wbcomdesigns custom_font_uploader < 2.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:wbcomdesigns:custom_font_uploader:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

References for CVE-2024-5489

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