Privilege escalation in Fave Themes Homey
CVE-2024-12281
The Homey theme for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.2. This is due to the plugin allowing users who are registering new accounts to set their own role. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to gain elevated privileges by creating an account with the Administrator, Editor, or Shop Manager role.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
EPSS: 0.004 (32.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Fave Themes Homey — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-12281?
- CVE-2024-12281 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Fave Themes Homey, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2025-03-05.
- How severe is CVE-2024-12281?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-12281 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.