CVE-2024-0679

CVSS 3.1 Score 6.5 of 10 (medium)

Details

Published Jan 20, 2024
Updated: Jan 26, 2024
CWE ID 862

Summary

CVE-2024-0679 is a vulnerability in the ColorMag theme for WordPress, affecting all versions up to and including 3.1.2. This vulnerability allows authenticated attackers with subscriber-level access and above to install and activate arbitrary plugins, due to a missing capability check on the plugin_action_callback() function. The potential danger it poses to organizations is rated as medium, with a base severity score of 6.5. The integrity impact is high, while confidentiality impact is none. Remediation for this vulnerability would involve updating the ColorMag theme to a version that includes the necessary capability check on the plugin_action_callback() function.

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