CVE-2024-3610 (GCVE-0-2024-3610)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-06-21 02:05 – Updated: 2026-04-08 16:54
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
WP Child Theme Generator <= 1.1.1 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Child Theme Creation/Activation
Summary
The WP Child Theme Generator plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the wctg_easy_child_theme() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.1. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to create a blank child theme and activate it cause the site to whitescreen.
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-06-21 14:51 UTC
CWE
- CWE-862 - Missing Authorization
Assigner
References
Impacted products
2 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| wen-solutions | WP Child Theme Generator |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 1.1.1
(semver)
|
guessed | |
| wensolutions | wp_child_theme_generator |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 1.1.1
(custom)
cpe:2.3:a:wensolutions:wp_child_theme_generator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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