8.8
HIGH
CVE-2024-22303
"Privilege Assignment vulnerability in Houzez"
Description

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

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 17, 2024, 2:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 26, 2024, 3:15 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-22303 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

No affected product recoded yet

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2024-22303.

URL Resource
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/houzez/wordpress-houzez-theme-3-2-4-privilege-escalation-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2024-22303 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

  • Cybersecurity News
Matrix Discloses High-Severity Vulnerabilities in Encryption Key Sharing

The Matrix.org Security Team has recently disclosed two high-severity vulnerabilities impacting the matrix-js-sdk and matrix-react-sdk. These vulnerabilities, related to MSC3061 (a specification for s ... Read more

Published Date: Oct 17, 2024 (2 months ago)
  • Cybersecurity News
Cacti Network Monitoring Tool Patches Security Flaws, Including RCE Vulnerability

Popular open-source network monitoring tool, Cacti, has released an urgent security update addressing multiple vulnerabilities, including a critical Remote Code Execution (RCE) flaw.The update, versio ... Read more

Published Date: Oct 07, 2024 (2 months, 1 week ago)
  • Cybersecurity News
WordPress Theme ‘Houzez’ and Associated Plugin Vulnerabilities Expose Thousands of Sites

Two critical vulnerabilities have been discovered in the widely-used WordPress theme Houzez and its companion plugin Houzez Login Register. With over 46,000 sales, Houzez is a popular choice for real ... Read more

Published Date: Sep 23, 2024 (2 months, 3 weeks ago)

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-22303 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 26, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description 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.
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Sep. 17, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in favethemes Houzez houzez allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Houzez: from n/a through 3.2.4.
    Added Reference Patchstack https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/houzez/wordpress-houzez-theme-3-2-4-privilege-escalation-vulnerability?_s_id=cve [No types assigned]
    Added CWE Patchstack CWE-266
    Added CVSS V3.1 Patchstack AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2024-22303 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2024-22303 weaknesses.

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