CVE-2024-13423 (GCVE-0-2024-13423)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-03-05 11:22 – Updated: 2026-04-08 16:41
VLAI
Title
Sparkling <= 2.4.9 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Arbitrary Plugin Activation/Deactivation
Summary
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.
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-03-05 14:19 UTC
CWE
Assigner
Wordfence CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard C 65/100 over 2247 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
silkalns Sparkling Affected: 0 , ≤ 2.4.9 (semver)
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Credits
Michael Mazzolini
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