Child Theme Creator by Orbisius <= 1.5.5 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Cloud Snippet Update/Delete
Strategic Overview
- Status
- Patched in 1.5.6
- Affected Plugin
- Child Theme Creator by Orbisius
- Affected Version
<= 1.5.5- CVSS
- 4.3Medium
- Weakness type
- CWE-862 · Missing Authorization
- CVE
CVE-2024-12263
At a glance
CVE-2024-12263 is a medium-severity Missing Authorization vulnerability in the Child Theme Creator by Orbisius WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 1.5.5. It carries a CVSS score of 4.3 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity). Exploitation requires an authenticated account at Subscriber level or above. The issue is fixed in version 1.5.6; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed December 2024, reported by Tieu Pham Trong Nhan.
Vulnerability Overview
The Child Theme Creator by Orbisius plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the cloud_delete() and cloud_update() functions in all versions up to, and including, 1.5.5. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to update and delete cloud snippets. Please note that this vulnerability was present in the Cloud Library Addon used by the plugin and not in the plugin itself, the cloud library has been removed entirely.
Technical Analysis
The vector marks this flaw as remotely reachable over the network, with low attack complexity — no special timing or configuration is needed, and no interaction from a victim user.
CWE-862: Missing Authorization
Child Theme Creator by Orbisius <= 1.5.5 carries this weakness at cloud_delete(), and reaching it takes an account at Subscriber level or above. A missing authorization check means a function is reachable by anyone who can reach the endpoint, because the code never asks whether the caller is allowed to perform the action.
Any user who can reach the endpoint gets to run an action reserved for higher-privileged roles, from reading protected data to changing settings or content. For Child Theme Creator by Orbisius the fix is 1.5.6: builds <= 1.5.5 are affected, anything from 1.5.6 onward is not.
Remediation
Update to version 1.5.6, or a newer patched version
How does WordSec protect against this?
Because it turns on account access, WordSec's login security is the relevant layer: role-based two-factor, captcha and brute-force limits raise the cost of getting the account this needs. None of that substitutes for the fix: Child Theme Creator by Orbisius 1.5.6 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.
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