WP Theme CVE MAY 2024
Be informed about the latest WordPress theme vulnerabilities, identified and reported publicly. With WP Theme CVE MAY 2024, the consequences of a hack are ugly. You will experience major backlash on your WordPress domain, costly damage control/recovery, immediate revenue loss with long-term consequences. It is a +245% INCREASE compared to previous month, as specifically targeted vulnerabilities in WP Themes. Consider for your online safety, a tailored WP/Woo Security AUDIT, - OR - switching with a TOP10LIST alternative WordPress Themes - OR - Hire professionals for a Tailored WP Theme migration.
What is CVE?
TLDR: the details on how to hack a specific software is made public, forcing the vendor to provide a solution (patch or upgrade), that closes that specific vulnerability.
CVE is short for Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) system provides a reference method for publicly known information-security vulnerabilities and exposures. Read more on wikipedia.org: Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures, Common Vulnerability Scoring System, Common Weakness Enumeration.
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WHEN these publicly reported vulnerable themes are on your domain, it opens Pandora's box from a security point of view. The following cases made headlines PUBLICLY just last month in the WP Theme CVE MAY 2024 category:
| Accountra Theme | Broken Access Control (BAC) |
| Althea WP Theme | Broken Access Control (BAC) |
| Beaver Themer | Private Private Information Exposure via shortcode |
| Blocksy Theme | Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) |
| Blocksy Theme | Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) |
| Blocksy Theme | Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) via About Me block |
| Brite Theme | Broken Access Control (BAC) |
| CityLogic Theme | Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) |
| Colibri WP Theme | Broken Access Control (BAC) |
| ColorNews Theme | Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) |
| Decode Theme | Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) |
| Default Mag Theme | Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) |
| DethemeKit For Elementor | Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) |
| Elevate WP Theme | Broken Access Control (BAC) |
| Emmet Lite Theme | Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) |
| FameTheme Demo Importer | Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) |
| Fan Page Widget by ThemeNcode | Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) |
| Financio Theme | Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) |
| Generate Child Theme | Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) |
| Gridsby Theme | Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) |
| GuCherry Blog Theme | Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) |
| HappenStance Theme | Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) |
| Hello Elementor Theme | Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) |
| Hugo WP Theme | Broken Access Control (BAC) |
| i excel Theme | Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) |
| i max Theme | Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) |
| Intrace Theme | Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) |
| Lightning Theme | Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) |
| Meks ThemeForest Smart Widget | Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) |
| Namaha Theme | Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) |
| NewsXpress Theme | Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) |
| Panoramic Theme | Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) |
| Pathway Theme | Broken Access Control (BAC) |
| Photology Theme | Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) |
| PopularFX Theme | Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) |
| Rehub Theme | Local File Inclusion (LFi) |
| Rehub Theme | SQL Injection (SQLi) |
| Rehub Theme | Unauthenticated Local File Inclusion (LFi) |
| Responsive Theme | Missing Authorization (BAC) to HMTL Injection |
| RomethemeForm For Elementor | Broken Access Control (BAC) |
| RomethemeKit For Elementor | Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) |
| Royal Elementor Kit Theme | Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) |
| Sarada Lite Theme | Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) |
| Sensible WP Theme | Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) |
| Shopstar! Theme | Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) |
| Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme | PHP Object Injection via auxin_template_control_importer |
| Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme | Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) |
| Sliding Door Theme | Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) |
| Soledad Theme | Broken Access Control (BAC) |
| Soledad Theme | Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) |
| Soledad Theme | Unauthenticated Broken Access Control (BAC) |
| Spa and Salon Theme | Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) |
| Startupzy Theme | Broken Access Control (BAC) |
| Tainacan Interface Theme | Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) |
| The Conference Theme | Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) |
| Theme My Login | Broken Access Control (BAC) |
| Travey Theme | Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) |
| UDesign Theme | Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) |
| Vertice Theme | Broken Access Control (BAC) |
| Virtue Theme | Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) via Post Author |
| WP Portfolio Theme | Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) |
| XStore Theme | Arbitrary Option Update (BAC) |
| XStore Theme | Broken Access Control (BAC) |
| XStore Theme | Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) |
| XStore Theme | Unauthenticated Broken Access Control (BAC) |
| XStore Theme | Unauthenticated Local File Inclusion (LFi) |
| XStore Theme | Unauthenticated SQL Injection (SQLi) |
| X T9 Theme | Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) |
| Zeever Theme | Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) |
| WordPress Theme CVE reported in 2023: | 220 |
| WordPress Theme CVE reported in 2024: | 107 |
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