Multiple sparklewpthemes Themes (Various versions) — Missing Authorization to Arbitrary Plugin Activation
CVE-2023-32959Published · Updated Action summary
Appzend: Affected: ≤1.2.3Update to 1.2.4 or newer
Kathmag: Affected: ≤1.0.6No patch available
Online eStore: Affected: ≤1.0.9No patch available
SpiderMag: Affected: ≤1.1.7No patch available
Medical Heed: Affected: ≤1.1.6Update to 1.1.7 or newer
BuzzStore: Affected: ≤1.3.6No patch available
Craft Blog: Affected: ≤1.0.7No patch available
Fitness Park: Affected: all versionsNo patch available
Kingcabs: Affected: ≤1.1.8Update to 1.1.9 or newer
MetroStore: Affected: ≤1.3.2Update to 1.3.3 or newer
SparkleStore: Affected: ≤1.6.2Update to 1.6.3 or newer
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Overview
- Advisory ID
- CVE-2023-32959
- Product
- Appzend appzend
- Affected
- Appzend: ≤1.2.3
Kathmag: ≤1.0.6
Online eStore: ≤1.0.9
SpiderMag: ≤1.1.7
Medical Heed: ≤1.1.6
BuzzStore: ≤1.3.6
Craft Blog: ≤1.0.7
Fitness Park: all versions
Kingcabs: ≤1.1.8
MetroStore: ≤1.3.2
SparkleStore: ≤1.6.2 - Fixed in
- 1.2.4 · no fix yet · no fix yet · no fix yet · 1.1.7 · no fix yet · no fix yet · no fix yet · 1.1.9 · 1.3.3 · 1.6.3
- Weakness
- CWE-862 Missing Authorization
- Required access
- No account needed
- Published
- · updated
- Credit
- Dave Jong
- Source
- Wordfence Intelligence
- Affected≤ 1.2.3
- Patched in1.2.4
Update to 1.2.4 or newer.
- Affected≤ 1.0.6
- PatchedNo fix yet
No patched version available.
- Affected≤ 1.0.9
- PatchedNo fix yet
No patched version available.
- Affected≤ 1.1.7
- PatchedNo fix yet
No patched version available.
- Affected≤ 1.1.6
- Patched in1.1.7
Update to 1.1.7 or newer.
- Affected≤ 1.3.6
- PatchedNo fix yet
No patched version available.
- Affected≤ 1.0.7
- PatchedNo fix yet
No patched version available.
- Affectedall versions
- PatchedNo fix yet
No patched version available.
- Affected≤ 1.1.8
- Patched in1.1.9
Update to 1.1.9 or newer.
- Affected≤ 1.3.2
- Patched in1.3.3
Update to 1.3.3 or newer.
- Affected≤ 1.6.2
- Patched in1.6.3
Update to 1.6.3 or newer.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:NWhat does this vector mean?
AV:NAttack vector- Network
AC:LAttack complexity- Low
PR:NPrivileges required- None
UI:NUser interaction- None
S:UScope- Unchanged
C:NConfidentiality- None
I:LIntegrity- Low
A:NAvailability- None
Several themes for WordPress are vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the activate_plugin() function called via an AJAX action in various versions. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to activate arbitrary plugins.
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Remediation & mitigations
- Update to version 1.2.4, or a newer patched version
- No known patch available. Please review the vulnerability's details in depth and employ mitigations based on your organization's risk tolerance. It may be best to uninstall the affected software and find a replacement.
- No known patch available. Please review the vulnerability's details in depth and employ mitigations based on your organization's risk tolerance. It may be best to uninstall the affected software and find a replacement.
- No known patch available. Please review the vulnerability's details in depth and employ mitigations based on your organization's risk tolerance. It may be best to uninstall the affected software and find a replacement.
- Update to version 1.1.7, or a newer patched version
- No known patch available. Please review the vulnerability's details in depth and employ mitigations based on your organization's risk tolerance. It may be best to uninstall the affected software and find a replacement.
- No known patch available. Please review the vulnerability's details in depth and employ mitigations based on your organization's risk tolerance. It may be best to uninstall the affected software and find a replacement.
- No known patch available. Please review the vulnerability's details in depth and employ mitigations based on your organization's risk tolerance. It may be best to uninstall the affected software and find a replacement.
- Update to version 1.1.9, or a newer patched version
- Update to version 1.3.3, or a newer patched version
- Update to version 1.6.3, 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
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Timeline
CVE published
Severity medium, CVSS 5.3
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.