CVE-2024-13375
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HCVSS and EPSS are reproduced from their sources (NVD, FIRST EPSS). Risk Priority is our own derived reading, not an NVD score.
Summary
CVE-2024-13375 is a critical-severity Unverified Password Change (CWE-620) vulnerability in Themeforest (inferred from references). Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Steganography (T1001.002); ranked in the top 27% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to IA-11 (Re-authentication) and IA-5 (Authenticator Management) — see the control section below for these in your framework.
Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary
Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.
The Adifier System plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeover in all versions up to and including 3.1.7. The issue stems from insufficient identity validation in the adifier_recover() function, which permits unauthenticated modification of user details such as passwords. The flaw carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 9.8 and is tracked under CWE-620.
Unauthenticated attackers can exploit the weakness remotely to reset passwords for arbitrary accounts, including those with administrator privileges, and subsequently authenticate to those accounts. No user interaction or authentication is required for successful exploitation.
Public references point to the vendor's ThemeForest listing and a Wordfence threat-intelligence entry, but neither supplies explicit patch or mitigation guidance in the available data. The EPSS score has remained flat at 0.1378 with no observed rise after disclosure.
OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-51564
Vulnerability Data
The Adifier System plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeover in all versions up to, and including, 3.1.7. This is due to the plugin not properly validating a user's identity prior to updating their details like…
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password through the adifier_recover() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change arbitrary user's passwords, including administrators, and leverage that to gain access to their account.
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Mitigating Controls
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Re-authentication explicitly requires users to prove identity before performing sensitive actions such as password changes.
Authenticator management requires identity verification during password distribution and changes, directly stopping unverified password updates.
Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Requires secure management of authentication information, directly addressing the need to verify the original password before allowing a change.
Mandates secure authentication mechanisms, which include verifying existing credentials before permitting password changes.