CVE-2024-13737 Missing authorization in Motors – Car Dealership & Classified Listings Plugin

Medium 4.3 Published 22 Mar 2025 Updated 8 Apr 2026

Authenticated subscribers can delete arbitrary posts or create listing templates due to missing capability checks in the Motors WordPress 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-2024-13737?

CVE-2024-13737 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in stylemix Motors – Car Dealership & Classified Listings Plugin, published on 22 Mar 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Motors – Car Dealer, Classifieds & Listing plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability checks on the motors_create_template and motors_delete_template functions in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.57. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to delete arbitrary posts or create listing templates. This issue requires Elementor plugin to be installed, which is a required plugin for Motors Starter Theme.

Weakness: CWE-862

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-13737?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Stylemixthemes Motors - Car Dealer\, Classifieds \& Listing.

How do I fix CVE-2024-13737?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-13737 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-2024-13737 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-13737 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-4785-6qpq-mxrv.