Himer - Social Questions and Answers <= 2.1.0 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Insecure Direct Object Reference

Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
CVE CVE-2024-2231
CVSS Medium (6.4)
Publicly Published June 12, 2024
Last Updated July 23, 2024
Researcher Sushmita Poudel
Description

The Himer theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 2.1.0 via the wpqa_accept_invite AJAX action due to missing validation on a user controlled key. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to join private groups.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Theme
Software Slug himer (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 2.1.0
Patched Version
  • 2.1.1
This record contains material that is subject to copyright

Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc.
License: Defiant hereby grants you a perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, no-charge, royalty-free, irrevocable copyright license to reproduce, prepare derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, sublicense, and distribute this software vulnerability information. Any copy of the software vulnerability information you make for such purposes is authorized provided that you include a hyperlink to this vulnerability record and reproduce Defiant's copyright designation and this license in any such copy. License Detail.