CVE-2024-13412 CozyStay <= 1.7.0 - Missing Authorization to Arbitrary Action Execution in ajax_handler
Unauthenticated attackers can execute arbitrary actions in the CozyStay WordPress theme due to missing capability checks in the ajax_handler function.
- 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-2024-13412?
CVE-2024-13412 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in LoftOcean CozyStay - Hotel Booking WordPress Theme, 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 CozyStay theme for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the ajax_handler function in all versions up to, and including, 1.7.0. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary actions.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-13412?
How do I fix CVE-2024-13412?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-13412 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-2024-13412 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-13412 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-887h-463q-mr2p.