CVE-2024-0679
ColorMag <= 3.1.2 - Missing Authorization to Arbitrary Plugin Installation
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 6.5 Medium
- Published
- Jan 20, 2024
- Updated
- Apr 8, 2026
- Reserved
- Jan 18, 2024
Description
The ColorMag theme for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on the plugin_action_callback() function in all versions up to, and including, 3.1.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to install and activate arbitrary plugins.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 6.5 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N | Wordfence |
Weaknesses
- CWE-862 Missing Authorization
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
ColorMagthemegrill |
|
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e982d457-29db-468f-88c3-5afe04002dcf?source=cve
- https://themes.trac.wordpress.org/browser/colormag/3.1.2/functions.php#L237
- https://themes.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=214568%40colormag&new=214568%40colormag&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
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