CVE-2024-13655: Flex Mag - Responsive WordPress News Theme <= 3.5.2 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Option Deletion
Description
The Flex Mag - Responsive WordPress News Theme theme for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data that can lead to a denial of service due to a missing capability check on the propanel_of_ajax_callback() function in all versions up to, and including, 3.5.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to delete arbitrary option values on the WordPress site. This can be leveraged to delete an option that would create an error on the site and deny service to legitimate users.
Classification
CVE ID: CVE-2024-13655
CVSS Base Severity: HIGH
CVSS Base Score: 8.1
CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Problem Types
CWE-862 Missing AuthorizationAffected Products
Vendor: MVPThemes
Product: Flex Mag - Responsive WordPress News Theme
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
EPSS Score: 0.03% (probability of being exploited)
EPSS Percentile: 6.85% (scored less or equal to compared to others)
EPSS Date: 2025-04-05 (when was this score calculated)
References
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-13655https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/23f53ff1-f0bc-4ad3-9b9e-cf365f064066?source=cve
https://themeforest.net/item/flex-mag-responsive-wordpress-news-theme/12772303