CVE-2024-12281
published 2025-03-05CVE-2024-12281: The Homey theme for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.2. This is due to the plugin allowing users who…
PriorityP187critical9.8CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUINSUCHIHAH
ITWVulnCheck KEV
Exploited in the wild
EPSS
0.40%
32.0th percentile
The Homey theme for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.2. This is due to the plugin allowing users who are registering new accounts to set their own role. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to gain elevated privileges by creating an account with the Administrator, Editor, or Shop Manager role.
Affected
1 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| fave_themes | homey | <= 2.4.2 | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.19.8CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
vulncheck9.8CRITICAL
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GHSA
GHSA-59v5-pf42-6q59: The Homey theme for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions up to, and including, 2
ghsa_unreviewed·2025-03-05
CVE-2024-12281 [CRITICAL] CWE-269 GHSA-59v5-pf42-6q59: The Homey theme for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions up to, and including, 2
The Homey theme for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.2. This is due to the plugin allowing users who are registering new accounts to set their own role. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to gain elevated privileges by creating an account with the Editor or Shop Manager role.
VulnCheck
Favethemes homey Improper Privilege Management
vulncheck·2024·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2024-12281 [CRITICAL] Favethemes homey Improper Privilege Management
Favethemes homey Improper Privilege Management
The Homey theme for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.2. This is due to the plugin allowing users who are registering new accounts to set their own role. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to gain elevated privileges by creating an account with the Administrator, Editor, or Shop Manager role.
Affected: Favethemes homey
Required Action: Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.
Exploitation References: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/wordpress-themes/homey/homey-242-unauthenticated-privilege-escalation-in-homey-save-profile
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
2025-03-05
Published
Exploited in the wild