Houzez: Privilege escalation or authentication bypass
Houzez is affected by privilege escalation or authentication bypass. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. A successful request can grant permissions or access that the caller should not possess.
- Component
- Houzez
- Plugin slug
houzez- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Sep 17, 2024
This CVE was published Sep 17, 2024 and is one of 15 known issues for this theme.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Houzez to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.
No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.
Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.
Technical description
Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in favethemes Houzez allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Houzez: from n/a through 3.2.4.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H