Editorialmag <= 1.2.0 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated Plugin Activation

Missing Authorization
CVE CVE-2023-32129
CVSS Medium (6.3)
Publicly Published May 4, 2023
Last Updated March 25, 2024
Researcher Dave Jong
Description

The Editorialmag theme for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the activate_plugin function in versions up to, and including, 1.2.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with subscriber-level permissions or above to activate arbitrary plugins on the site.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Theme
Software Slug editorialmag (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 1.2.0
Patched Version
  • 1.2.1
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