CVE-2024-1771 Total <= 2.1.59 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Sections Update
Authenticated subscribers can modify homepage sections due to missing capability checks in the Total WordPress theme.
- 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-2024-1771?
CVE-2024-1771 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in hashthemes Total, published on 6 Mar 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Total theme for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the total_order_sections() function in all versions up to, and including, 2.1.59. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to repeat sections on the homepage.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-1771?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Hashthemes Total.
How do I fix CVE-2024-1771?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-1771 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-2024-1771 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-1771 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4967-792x-v69h.