Privilege escalation in Themeisle Orbit Fox
CVE-2021-24158
Orbit Fox by ThemeIsle has a feature to add a registration form to both the Elementor and Beaver Builder page builders functionality. As part of the registration form, administrators can choose which role to set as the default for users upon registration. This field is hidden from view for lower-level users, however, they can still supply the user_role parameter to update the default role for registration.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
EPSS: 0.009 (56.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
Affected products
- Themeisle Orbit_fox
- Unknown Orbit Fox By Themeisle — versions 2.10.3
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- contact@wpscan.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- contact@wpscan.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-24158?
- CVE-2021-24158 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Themeisle Orbit Fox, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2021-04-05.
- How severe is CVE-2021-24158?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-24158 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.