Auth bypass in Mvpthemes Zoxpress
CVE-2024-13653
The ZoxPress - The All-In-One WordPress News Theme 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' functions in all versions up to, and including, 2.12.0. 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: 0.005 (40.0th 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
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-2024-13653?
- CVE-2024-13653 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mvpthemes Zoxpress, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2025-02-12.
- How severe is CVE-2024-13653?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-13653 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.