Vulnerability · Published Mar 5, 2025 · Assigned by Wordfence

CVE-2024-12281Homey <= 2.4.2 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation in homey_save_profile

Critical 9.8

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A critical-severity privilege mismanagement in Homey from Fave Themes. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 38% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.8Critical

Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 62.0% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

The Homey theme for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.2. This is due to the plugin allowing users who are registering new accounts to set their own role. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to gain elevated privileges by creating an account with the Administrator, Editor, or Shop Manager role.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Fave Themes	Homey	0 – through 2.4.2

Weakness: CWE-269 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Affected products (as reported)

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