What is CVE-2024-8430?

CVE-2024-8430 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Spicethemes Spice Starter Sites, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2024-10-01.

How severe is CVE-2024-8430?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-8430 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Auth bypass in Spicethemes Spice Starter Sites

CVE-2024-8430

The Spice Starter Sites plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the spice_starter_sites_importer_creater function in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.5. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to import demo content.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.003 (25.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Spicethemes Spice Starter Sites — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-8430?: CVE-2024-8430 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Spicethemes Spice Starter Sites, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2024-10-01.
How severe is CVE-2024-8430?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-8430 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.