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CVE-2024-22303

WordPress Houzez theme <= 3.2.4 - Privilege Escalation vulnerability

Severity Score

8.8
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Track*
*SSVC
Descriptions

Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in favethemes Houzez houzez allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Houzez: from n/a through 3.2.4.

Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in favethemes Houzez allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Houzez: from n/a through 3.2.4.

The Houzez theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 3.2.4. This is due to the houzez_ajax_password_reset function not properly verifying a user's identity prior to reseting a password. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to gain administrative access to vulnerable sites.

*Credits: luc (Patchstack)
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Track*
Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Tech. Impact
Total
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2024-01-08 CVE Reserved
  • 2024-09-17 CVE Published
  • 2024-09-18 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-10-04 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-266: Incorrect Privilege Assignment
CAPEC
  • CAPEC-233: Privilege Escalation
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Houzez
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 Houzez
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 >= 0.0.0 <= 3.2.4
Search vendor "Houzez" for product "Houzez" and version " >= 0.0.0 <= 3.2.4"
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Affected