CyberAlerts is shutting down on June 30th, 2025. Thank you for your support!
CVE-2024-12855: AdForest - Classified Ads WordPress Theme <= 5.1.7 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Post/Attachment Deletion
4.3
CVSS
Description
The AdForest theme for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on several AJAX actions like 'sb_remove_ad' in all versions up to, and including, 5.1.7. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to delete posts, attachments and deactivate a license.
Classification
CVE ID: CVE-2024-12855
CVSS Base Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS Base Score: 4.3
Affected Products
Vendor: scriptsbundle
Product: AdForest
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
EPSS Score: 0.05% (probability of being exploited)
EPSS Percentile: 16.23% (scored less or equal to compared to others)
EPSS Date: 2025-02-06 (when was this score calculated)
References
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/db7f5553-758b-47ab-8319-a549b73f4cfa?source=cvehttps://themeforest.net/item/adforest-classified-wordpress-theme/19481695