Vulnerability · Published Jan 20, 2024 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2024-0679ColorMag <= 3.1.2 - Missing Authorization to Arbitrary Plugin Installation
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity missing authorization in ColorMag from themegrill. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.3% (higher than 71% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code.
Official description
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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| themegrill | ColorMag | 0 – through 3.1.2 |
Weakness: CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e982d457-29db-468f-88c3-5afe04002dcf?source=cve
- https://themes.trac.wordpress.org/browser/colormag/3.1.2/functions.php#L237
- https://themes.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=214568%40colormag&new=214568%40colormag&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=