CVE-2024-2476 OceanWP <= 3.5.4 - Missing Authorization to Sensitive Information Exposure via Limited Local File Inclusion
Authenticated subscribers can expose sensitive system data and API keys due to missing capability checks in the OceanWP 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-2024-2476?
CVE-2024-2476 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in OceanWP, published on 29 Mar 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The OceanWP theme for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the load_theme_panel_pane function in all versions up to, and including, 3.5.4. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to expose sensitive information such as system/environment data and API keys.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-2476?
How do I fix CVE-2024-2476?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-2476 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-2024-2476 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-2476 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6jqj-6p2x-vgm6.