CVE-2024-11936 Zox News <= 3.16.0 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Options Update
Authenticated subscribers can update arbitrary options to escalate privileges to administrator due to missing capability checks in the Zox News theme.
- 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-2024-11936?
CVE-2024-11936 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in MVPThemes Zox News, published on 26 Jan 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Zox News theme for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data that can lead to privilege escalation due to a missing capability check on the 'backup_options' and 'restore_options' function in all versions up to, and including, 3.16.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to update arbitrary options on the WordPress site. This can be leveraged to update the default role for registration to administrator and enable user registration for attackers to gain administrative user access to a vulnerable site.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-11936?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mvpthemes Zox News.
How do I fix CVE-2024-11936?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-11936 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-2024-11936 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-11936 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-44w3-4x9p-xmff.