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GHSA-4494-4FPF-RG2V

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-01-20 06:30 – Updated: 2024-01-20 06:30

Details

The ColorMag theme for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on the plugin_action_callback() function in all versions up to, and including, 3.1.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to install and activate arbitrary plugins.

Severity ?

6.5 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

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CVE-2024-0679 (GCVE-0-2024-0679)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-01-20 05:37 – Updated: 2025-05-30 14:24

Summary

Severity ?

6.5 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

CWE

CWE-862 Missing Authorization

Assigner

Wordfence

References

URL

Tags

	https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabil…
	https://themes.trac.wordpress.org/browser/colorma…
	https://themes.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_e…

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	themegrill	ColorMag	Affected: * , ≤ 3.1.2 (semver)

Credits

Sean Murphy

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Nomenclature

Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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GHSA-4494-4FPF-RG2V

CVE-2024-0679 (GCVE-0-2024-0679)

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