# CVE-2024-1162: Orbit Fox by ThemeIsle <= 2.10.29 - Cross-Site Request Forgery

> Unauthenticated attackers can trick administrators into updating API keys via forged requests in the Orbit Fox WordPress plugin.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/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:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 2 Feb 2024
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-p469-vfhm-jcf8

## What is CVE-2024-1162?

CVE-2024-1162 is a medium-severity vulnerability in themeisle Orbit Fox: Duplicate Page, Menu Icons, SVG Support, Cookie Notice, Custom Fonts & More, published on 2 Feb 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

The Orbit Fox by ThemeIsle plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.10.29. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the register_reference() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers  to update the connected API keys via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Weakness: CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-1162?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Themeisle Orbit Fox.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-1162?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-1162 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-1162 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-1162 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in themeisle Orbit Fox: Duplicate Page, Menu Icons, SVG Support, Cookie Notice, Custom Fonts & More

- [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-2024-1162 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-1162 is a medium-severity vulnerability in themeisle Orbit Fox: Duplicate Page, Menu Icons, SVG Support, Cookie Notice, Custom Fonts & More, published on 2 Feb 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-1162 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: themeisle Orbit Fox: Duplicate Page, Menu Icons, SVG Support, Cookie Notice, Custom Fonts & More. 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-2024-1162/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1162/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-1162
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-1162
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-1162

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1162/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.