CVE-2023-26540 WordPress Houzez theme <= 2.7.1 - Privilege Escalation
Critical 9.8
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-26540 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2023-26540 is a critical vulnerability in Favethemes Houzez, published on 17 May 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-26540 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Favethemes Houzez. 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-2023-26540/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-26540/index.md)
An attacker can escalate privileges in the Houzez WordPress theme due to improper privilege management, requiring an upgrade to secure the site.
- 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-2023-26540?
CVE-2023-26540 is a critical vulnerability in Favethemes Houzez, published on 17 May 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in Favethemes Houzez allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Houzez: from n/a through 2.7.1.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-26540?
How do I fix CVE-2023-26540?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-26540 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-26540 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-26540 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7cvq-76gv-h3mf.