CVE-2021-24219 All Thrive Themes and Plugins - Unauthenticated Option Update

Medium 5.3 Published 12 Apr 2021 Updated 3 Aug 2024

Attackers can modify WordPress options via an unauthenticated REST API endpoint if Zapier is disabled, affecting Thrive Themes plugins and themes.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2021-24219?

CVE-2021-24219 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in FocusBlog by Thrive Themes, published on 12 Apr 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Thrive Optimize WordPress plugin before 1.4.13.3, Thrive Comments WordPress plugin before 1.4.15.3, Thrive Headline Optimizer WordPress plugin before 1.3.7.3, Thrive Leads WordPress plugin before 2.3.9.4, Thrive Ultimatum WordPress plugin before 2.3.9.4, Thrive Quiz Builder WordPress plugin before 2.3.9.4, Thrive Apprentice WordPress plugin before 2.3.9.4, Thrive Visual Editor WordPress plugin before 2.6.7.4, Thrive Dashboard WordPress plugin before 2.3.9.3, Thrive Ovation WordPress plugin before 2.4.5, Thrive Clever Widgets WordPress plugin before 1.57.1 and Rise by Thrive Themes WordPress theme before 2.0.0, Ignition by Thrive Themes WordPress theme before 2.0.0, Luxe by Thrive Themes WordPress theme before 2.0.0, FocusBlog by Thrive Themes WordPress theme before 2.0.0, Minus by Thrive Themes WordPress theme before 2.0.0, Squared by Thrive Themes WordPress theme before 2.0.0, Voice WordPress theme before 2.0.0, Performag by Thrive Themes WordPress theme before 2.0.0, Pressive by Thrive Themes WordPress theme before 2.0.0, Storied by Thrive Themes WordPress theme before 2.0.0, Thrive Themes Builder WordPress theme before 2.2.4 register a REST API endpoint associated with Zapier functionality. While this endpoint was intended to require an API key in order to access, it was possible to access it by supplying an empty api_key parameter in vulnerable versions if Zapier was not enabled. Attackers could use this endpoint to add arbitrary data to a predefined option in the wp_options table.

Weakness: CWE-306, CWE-284

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24219?

It affects 20 products.

Products include Thrivethemes Focusblog, Thrivethemes Ignition, Thrivethemes Luxe, Thrivethemes Minus, Thrivethemes Performag, Thrivethemes Pressive and 14 more.

How do I fix CVE-2021-24219?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24219 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2021-24219 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2021-24219 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template.

CVE-2021-24220 All Thrive Themes Legacy Themes < 2.0.0 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload and Option Deletion Critical 9.1

Sources

Also known as GHSA-w835-mmvc-qqfv.