# CVE-2021-24158: Orbit Fox by ThemeIsle < 2.10.3 - Authenticated Privilege Escalation

> Authenticated users can escalate privileges by manipulating the user_role parameter in the registration form settings of the Orbit Fox plugin.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 5 Apr 2021
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-ghwx-pgfr-72jw

## What is CVE-2021-24158?

CVE-2021-24158 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Unknown Orbit Fox by ThemeIsle, published on 5 Apr 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Orbit Fox by ThemeIsle has a feature to add a registration form to both the Elementor and Beaver Builder page builders functionality. As part of the registration form, administrators can choose which role to set as the default for users upon registration. This field is hidden from view for lower-level users, however, they can still supply the user_role parameter to update the default role for registration.

Weakness: CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24158?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Themeisle Orbit Fox.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-24158?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24158 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-24158 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24158 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Orbit Fox by ThemeIsle

- [CVE-2025-22659](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-22659/): WordPress Orbit Fox by ThemeIsle plugin <= 2.10.44 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2024-13183](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-13183/): Orbit Fox by ThemeIsle <= 2.10.43 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via title_tag Parameter (medium 6.4)
- [CVE-2025-0311](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-0311/): Orbit Fox by ThemeIsle <= 2.10.43 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Pricing Table Widget (medium 6.4)
- [CVE-2024-7778](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7778/): Orbit Fox by ThemeIsle <= 2.10.36 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via SVG File Upload (medium 6.4)
- [CVE-2024-2484](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-2484/): Cross-site scripting in Orbit Fox: Duplicate Page, Menu Icons, SVG Support, Cookie Notice, Custom Fonts & More (medium 6.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-24158 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-24158 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Unknown Orbit Fox by ThemeIsle, published on 5 Apr 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24158 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Unknown Orbit Fox by ThemeIsle. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24158/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24158/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-24158
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-24158
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-24158

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24158/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.