CVE-2024-6120
Sparkle Demo Importer <= 1.4.7 - Missing Authorization to Authorized(Subscriber+) Post/Pages/Attachements Deletion and Demo Data Import
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 6.5 Medium
- Published
- Jun 21, 2024
- Updated
- Apr 8, 2026
- Reserved
- Jun 18, 2024
Description
The Sparkle Demo Importer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized database reset and demo data import due to a missing capability check on the multiple functions in all versions up to and including 1.4.7. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to delete all posts, pages, and uploaded files, as well as download and install a limited set of demo 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 |
|---|---|
Sparkle Demo Importersparklewpthemes |
|
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8f411d17-5b0d-4a4a-afa8-7efebf6965f2?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/sparkle-demo-importer/tags/1.4.7/sparkle-demo-importer.php#L446
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/sparkle-demo-importer/tags/1.4.7/sparkle-demo-importer.php#L469
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/sparkle-demo-importer/tags/1.4.7/sparkle-demo-importer.php#L497
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/sparkle-demo-importer/tags/1.4.7/sparkle-demo-importer.php#L519
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/sparkle-demo-importer/tags/1.4.7/sparkle-demo-importer.php#L595
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/sparkle-demo-importer/tags/1.4.7/sparkle-demo-importer.php#L570
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/sparkle-demo-importer/tags/1.4.7/sparkle-demo-importer.php#L627
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/sparkle-demo-importer/tags/1.4.7/sparkle-demo-importer.php#L541
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