Chimpstudio FoodBakery Plugin up to 4.7 on WordPress Setting foodbakery_var_backup_file_delete authorization

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A vulnerability was found in Chimpstudio FoodBakery Plugin up to 4.7 on WordPress and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function foodbakery_var_backup_file_delete of the component Setting Handler. Such manipulation leads to authorization. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2024-12920. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Chimpstudio FoodBakery Plugin up to 4.7 on WordPress. Affected by this issue is the function foodbakery_var_backup_file_delete of the component Setting Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-862. The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The FoodBakery | Delivery Restaurant Directory WordPress Theme theme for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data and modification of data due to a missing capability check on the foodbakery_var_backup_file_delete, foodbakery_widget_file_delete, theme_option_save, export_widget_settings, ajax_import_widget_data, foodbakery_var_settings_backup_generate, foodbakery_var_backup_file_restore, and theme_option_rest_all functions in all versions up to, and including, 4.7. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to delete arbitrary files, update theme options, export widget options, import widget options, generate backups, restore backups, and reset theme options.

The weakness was published by Lucio Sá. The advisory is shared for download at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-12920 since 12/25/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 03/19/2025).

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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• WordPress Plugin

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• Chimpstudio

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• FoodBakery Plugin

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• 4.0
• 4.1
• 4.2
• 4.3
• 4.4
• 4.5
• 4.6
• 4.7

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