CVE-2023-6876 Missing authorization in Clever Fox
Authenticated subscribers can arbitrarily change the active theme, potentially causing site downtime due to missing capability checks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-6876?
CVE-2023-6876 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in nayrathemes Clever Fox, published on 7 Jun 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Clever Fox – One Click Website Importer by Nayra Themes plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'clever-fox-activate-theme' function in all versions up to, and including, 25.2.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber access and above, to modify the active theme, including to an invalid value which can take down the site.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-6876?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Nayrathemes Clever Fox.
How do I fix CVE-2023-6876?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-6876 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-2023-6876 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-6876 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as CVE-2024-1980, GHSA-8hc9-25rc-xh43.