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CVE-2024-4858: The Testimonial Carousel For Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a…

Source: NVD(opens in a new tab)
Identifier: CVE-2024-4858
Published: May 25, 2024
Record updated: October 9, 2026

Known exploitation: Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog at the last check.
EPSS: 0.4%

Summary

The Testimonial Carousel For Elementor plugin for WordPress, in versions up to and including 10.2.0, has a missing capability check on the 'save_testimonials_option_callback' function (CWE-862, Missing Authorization). Unauthenticated attackers can use it to update the OpenAI API key, which disables the feature.

Mitigation

The source does not state a fix yet. Check the original advisory for updates.

Details

Scores and exploitation

CVSS score: 5.3(medium)
EPSS: 0.4%Estimated probability that this CVE is exploited in the next 30 days, from the FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System. Read on November 4, 2026.

Weaknesses and techniques

Weakness (CWE): CWE-862
Attack pattern (CAPEC): CAPEC-122

Affected

Vendors: OpenAI

Classification

Attack type: Other
Attack sophistication: Trivial
AI component targeted: API
Impact: Integrity,
Availability
Labels: security

How this record was produced

Summaries, mitigations and labels on this page are generated automatically from the source. The linked source is authoritative.

Original source: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-4858

First tracked: February 15, 2026 at 08:49 PM ET, from NVD/CVE Database

Classifier: claude-haiku-5-5, prompt v4

Classifier confidence: 80% (self-assessed)

Summary

Mitigation

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