# CVE-2024-1047: ThemeIsle SDK <= Various Versions - Missing Authorization

> Unauthenticated attackers can modify promotional tracking options in multiple WordPress plugins using the ThemeIsle SDK due to missing capability checks.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 2 Feb 2024
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-f527-jggh-c37w

## What is CVE-2024-1047?

CVE-2024-1047 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in optimole LightStart – Maintenance Mode, Coming Soon and Landing Page Builder, published on 2 Feb 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Multiple plugins and/or themes for WordPress with the ThemeIsle SDK are vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the register_reference() function in various versions. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update options values that allow ThemeIsle to track promotional activities via utm_source.

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-1047?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Themeisle Orbit Fox.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-1047?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-1047 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-1047 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-1047 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in optimole LightStart – Maintenance Mode, Coming Soon and Landing Page Builder

- [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-2021-24158](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24158/): Orbit Fox by ThemeIsle < 2.10.3 - Authenticated Privilege Escalation (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)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-1047 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-1047 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in optimole LightStart – Maintenance Mode, Coming Soon and Landing Page Builder, published on 2 Feb 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-2024-1047 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: optimole LightStart – Maintenance Mode, Coming Soon and Landing Page Builder. 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-2024-1047/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1047/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-1047
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-1047
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-1047

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1047/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.