Auth bypass in Mvpthemes Zox News
CVE-2024-11936
The Zox News theme for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data that can lead to privilege escalation due to a missing capability check on the 'backup_options' and 'restore_options' function in all versions up to, and including, 3.16.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to update arbitrary options on the WordPress site. This can be leveraged to update the default role for registration to administrator and enable user registration for attackers to gain administrative user access to a vulnerable site.
Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control
EPSS: 0.004 (28.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Mvpthemes Zox News — versions 0
- Mvpthemes Zox_news
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security@wordfence.com (Third Party Advisory)
- security@wordfence.com (Product)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-11936?
- CVE-2024-11936 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mvpthemes Zox News, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2025-01-26.
- How severe is CVE-2024-11936?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-11936 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.