CVE-2024-12922 Altair <= 5.2.4 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Options Update via pp_import_current
Unauthenticated attackers can update arbitrary options to enable registration and assign administrator roles, leading to full site compromise.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-12922?
CVE-2024-12922 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in ThemeGoods Altair, published on 19 Mar 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Altair theme for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data that can lead to privilege escalation due to a missing capability check within functions.php in all versions up to, and including, 5.2.4. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers 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-2024-12922?
How do I fix CVE-2024-12922?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-12922 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-2024-12922 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-12922 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7gcv-7v86-g6jc.