CVE-2024-13643 is a critical vulnerability affecting the Zox News - Professional WordPress News & Magazine Theme plugin, versions up to and including 3.17.0. It allows authenticated attackers with subscriber-level access to modify or delete arbitrary WordPress option values due to missing capability checks. This can lead to privilege escalation, enabling attackers to gain administrative control by changing the default user role, or cause denial of service by deleting critical site options. Rated 8.8 HIGH on the CVSS scale, this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity. Currently, there is no known active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| MVPThemes | Zox News - Professional WordPress News & Magazine Theme | >= 0, <= 3.17.0CNA affecteddefault unaffected |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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