CVE-2024-0679 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.07692.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Themegrill	Colormag

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:themegrill:colormag:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
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=
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e982d457-29db-468f-88c3-5afe04002dcf?source=cve

History

Fri, 30 May 2025 15:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published: 2024-01-20T05:37:46.350Z

Updated: 2025-05-30T14:24:28.724Z

Reserved: 2024-01-18T13:40:35.916Z

Link: CVE-2024-0679

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-01T18:11:35.691Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2024-01-20T06:15:44.660

Modified: 2025-05-30T15:15:29.010

Link: CVE-2024-0679

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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