CVE-2024-2962 Networker - Tech News WordPress Theme with Dark Mode <= 1.1.9 - Missing Authorization
Unauthenticated attackers can modify display menu locations due to a missing capability check in the Networker WordPress theme.
- 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-2024-2962?
CVE-2024-2962 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in codesupplyco Networker - Tech News WordPress Theme with Dark Mode, published on 27 Mar 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Networker - Tech News WordPress Theme with Dark Mode theme for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the admin_reload_nav_menu() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.9. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify the location of display menus.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-2962?
How do I fix CVE-2024-2962?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-2962 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-2024-2962 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-2962 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q37f-2gq9-jv2x.