CVE-2023-26540: WordPress Houzez theme <= 2.7.1 - Privilege Escalation

Critical severity · published May 17, 2024

CVE-2023-26540

WordPress Houzez theme <= 2.7.1 - Privilege Escalation

9.8

CVSS

2.7%

EPSS

On KEV

Description

Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in Favethemes Houzez allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Houzez: from n/a through 2.7.1.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack vector

Network

Complexity

Low

Privileges

None

User interaction

None

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Scope

Unchanged

Exploitation

Is it being used?

Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.7% · higher than 86% of CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet

CISA KEVNot listed

Ransomware campaign useNot known

Affected products

Which versions

Houzez · Favethemes

through 2.7.1 · source: vendor, CISA

Affected product

Houzez

Favethemes

All Houzez CVEs

References

NVD

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-26540

CVE.org

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-26540

patchstack.com

https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/houzez/wordpress-houzez-theme-2-7-1-privilege-escalation?_s_id=cve