VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2024-13423
CVSS score5.3 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.38%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2025-03-05
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Description
The Sparkling theme for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized plugin activation/deactivation due to a missing capability check on the 'sparkling_activate_plugin' and 'sparkling_deactivate_plugin' functions in versions up to, and including, 2.4.9. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to activate/deactivate arbitrary plugins.
Weakness classification
- CWE-862: Missing Authorization