CVE-2024-12620: The AnimateGL Animations for WordPress – Elementor & Gutenberg Blocks Animations plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'agl_j

medium Affects animategl (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published 2025-02-01; advisory modified 2026-06-17.

The AnimateGL Animations for WordPress – Elementor & Gutenberg Blocks Animations plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'agl_j

Package: animategl (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions: <=1.4.23
Fixed in: no fix recorded
Severity: medium CVSS 5.3
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 0% (23.3th percentile)
Published: 2025-02-01
Source: nvd

References

CWE-862

NVD record animategl (WordPress plugin) advisories

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