MVPThemes Zox News Plugin up to 3.17.0 on WordPress backup_options authorization

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A vulnerability was found in MVPThemes Zox News Plugin up to 3.17.0 on WordPress. It has been classified as problematic. This affects the function backup_options. Performing a manipulation results in authorization. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2024-13643. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in MVPThemes Zox News Plugin up to 3.17.0 on WordPress. This affects the function backup_options. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-862. The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The Zox News - Professional WordPress News & Magazine Theme plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized data modification. This vulnerability can lead to privilege escalation and denial of service conditions due to missing capability checks on the backup_options() and reset_options() functions in all versions up to and including 3.17.0. This vulnerability allows authenticated attackers with Subscriber-level access and above to update and delete arbitrary option values on the WordPress site. Attackers can exploit this issue to update the default user role for registration to Administrator and enable user registration, thereby gaining administrative access to the vulnerable site. Additionally, they could delete critical options, causing errors that may disrupt the site's functionality and deny service to legitimate users.

The weakness was shared by Lucio Sá. The advisory is shared at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-13643 since 01/23/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are needed for exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 02/11/2025).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Type

• WordPress Plugin

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• MVPThemes

Name

• Zox News Plugin

Version

• 3.0
• 3.1
• 3.2
• 3.3
• 3.4
• 3.5
• 3.6
• 3.7
• 3.8
• 3.9
• 3.10
• 3.11
• 3.12
• 3.13
• 3.14
• 3.15
• 3.16
• 3.17.0

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