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Editorialmag <= 1.2.0 — Missing Authorization to Authenticated Plugin Activation
CVE-2023-32129Published · Updated Action summary
Affected: ≤1.2.0Update to 1.2.1 or newer
All remediation stepsMedium6.3CVSS 3.16.3CISA KEVNot listedAccessLow-privilege account (e.g. subscriber)
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Overview
- Advisory ID
- CVE-2023-32129
- Product
- Editorialmag editorialmag
- Affected
- ≤1.2.0
- Fixed in
- 1.2.1
- Weakness
- CWE-862 Missing Authorization
- Required access
- Low-privilege account (e.g. subscriber)
- Published
- · updated
- Credit
- Dave Jong
- Source
- Wordfence Intelligence
- Affected≤ 1.2.0
- Patched in1.2.1
Update to 1.2.1 or newer.
6.3
CVSS 3.1 · CNA (Wordfence)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:LWhat does this vector mean?
AV:NAttack vector- Network
AC:LAttack complexity- Low
PR:LPrivileges required- Low
UI:NUser interaction- None
S:UScope- Unchanged
C:LConfidentiality- Low
I:LIntegrity- Low
A:LAvailability- Low
The Editorialmag theme for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the activate_plugin function in versions up to, and including, 1.2.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with subscriber-level permissions or above to activate arbitrary plugins on the site.
Not sure which version you run? Run a passive check — it reads public files only.
Remediation & mitigations
- Update to version 1.2.1, or a newer patched version
- Rotate administrator passwords and application secrets if the site ran a vulnerable version while publicly reachable.
References & provenance
Proof-of-concept & detection
No public proof-of-concept or detection template is known for this vulnerability.
Advisories & patches
- Advisorywordfence.com
Timeline
CVE published
Severity medium, CVSS 6.3
Record last updated
Sources & licenses
Sources & licenses
Wordfence record- Vulnerability data
- Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. Licensed under the CC BY-SA 4.0.
- CVE® identifiers
- Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. Used under the CVE Program. CVE® is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation.
- CVSS / CWE
- National Vulnerability Database (NVD), shown unmodified. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
- VulnCrest content
- Summary, remediation guidance and page layout © VulnCrest. Not sourced from NVD.