What is CVE-2024-13686?

CVE-2024-13686 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Vowelweb Vw Storefront, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2025-03-04.

How severe is CVE-2024-13686?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Vowelweb Vw Storefront

CVE-2024-13686

The VW Storefront theme for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the vw_storefront_reset_all_settings() function in all versions up to, and including, 0.9.9. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to reset the themes settings.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.003 (18.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Vowelweb Vw Storefront — versions 0
Vwthemes Vw_storefront

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

References

security@wordfence.com (Third Party Advisory)
security@wordfence.com (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-13686?: CVE-2024-13686 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Vowelweb Vw Storefront, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2025-03-04.
How severe is CVE-2024-13686?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.