CVE-2024-12263 Missing authorization in Child Theme Creator by Orbisius
Authenticated subscribers can update or delete cloud snippets due to missing capability checks in the Child Theme Creator plugin.
- 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-2024-12263?
CVE-2024-12263 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in lordspace Child Theme Creator by Orbisius, published on 12 Dec 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Child Theme Creator by Orbisius plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the cloud_delete() and cloud_update() functions in all versions up to, and including, 1.5.5. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to update and delete cloud snippets. Please note that this vulnerability was present in the Cloud Library Addon used by the plugin and not in the plugin itself, the cloud library has been removed entirely.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-12263?
How do I fix CVE-2024-12263?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-12263 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-2024-12263 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-12263 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cvqj-ppfq-hh39.