CVE-2024-10673
Published: 09 November 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-10673 is a high-severity Missing Authorization (CWE-862) vulnerability in Wordpress (inferred from references). Its CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 2.0% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
The Top Store theme for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized arbitrary plugin installation due to a missing capability check on the top_store_install_and_activate_callback() function in all versions up to and including 1.5.4. This flaw, tracked as CVE-2024-10673 with a CVSS score of 8.8 and CWE-862, allows actions that should be restricted to higher-privileged users.
Authenticated attackers with subscriber-level access and above can exploit the issue to install arbitrary plugins. These plugins may themselves contain further vulnerabilities that enable privilege escalation and remote code execution on the affected WordPress site.
A fix has been published in the WordPress themes repository, as shown by the changeset updating the Top Store theme, and additional details are available in the Wordfence threat intelligence advisory.
The associated EPSS score currently stands at 0.5191 with a recorded peak of 0.5557.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-33238
Vulnerability details
The Top Store theme for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized arbitrary plugin installation due to a missing capability check on the top_store_install_and_activate_callback() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.5.4. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level…
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access and above, to install arbitrary plugins which can contain other exploitable vulnerabilities to elevate privileges and gain remote code execution.
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Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Requiring an access control policy ensures authorization checks are defined and applied for critical functions.
Reviews of access controls detect missing authorization checks on critical functions or resources.
Documenting permitted unauthenticated actions prevents missing authorization by making all exceptions explicit and subject to organizational review.
Requiring attribute association with information prevents authorization from being performed without necessary security or privacy context.
Mandating authorization prior to allowing remote connections addresses missing authorization for remote access.
Mandating authorization before wireless connections are allowed prevents missing authorization for wireless access.
The control requires authorization before allowing mobile device connections, directly mitigating missing authorization for system access.
Requiring approvals for account creation and specifying authorizations ensures authorization is not missing for system access.