CVE-2024-13769 Cross-site scripting in Puzzles | WP Magazine / Review with Store WordPress Theme + RTL
Authenticated subscribers can inject malicious scripts via missing authorization checks in this discontinued WordPress theme, requiring replacement.
- 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-2024-13769?
CVE-2024-13769 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in ThemeREX Puzzles | WP Magazine / Review with Store WordPress Theme + RTL, published on 12 Feb 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Puzzles | WP Magazine / Review with Store WordPress Theme + RTL theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting due to a missing capability check on the 'theme_options_ajax_post_action' AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 4.2.4. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to update the plugin's settings and inject malicious web scripts. The developer opted to remove the software from the repository, so an update is not available and it is recommended to find a replacement software.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-13769?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Themerex Puzzles.
How do I fix CVE-2024-13769?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-13769 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2024-13769 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-13769 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-g4wv-wr7g-fq7q.