Houzez <= 3.2.4 — Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation
CVE-2024-22303Published · Updated Action summary
Affected: ≤3.2.4Update to 3.3.0 or newer
All remediation steps- Severity
- High8.8
- CVSS
- 8.8CVSS 3.1 · CNA (Wordfence)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWhat does this vector mean?
AV:NAttack vector- Network
AC:LAttack complexity- Low
PR:LPrivileges required- Low
UI:NUser interaction- None
S:UScope- Unchanged
C:HConfidentiality- High
I:HIntegrity- High
A:HAvailability- High
- Required access
- Unknown
- Exploit prediction (EPSS)
- No score
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
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Am I affected?
Houzez houzez
- Affected≤ 3.2.4
- Patched in3.3.0
Update to 3.3.0 or newer.
You are affected if you run ≤ 3.2.4. Version 3.3.0 and later are not affected by this issue.
- Check your version: in wp-admin go to Plugins → Installed Plugins and read the version under Houzez.
- No admin access? Run a passive check of your site. It reads public files only.
What to do
- Update to version 3.3.0, or a newer patched version
- Rotate administrator passwords and application secrets if the site ran a vulnerable version while publicly reachable.
- Watch Houzez to get an email when the next vulnerability is published.
Advisory
Source description from Wordfence Intelligence, credited to luc.
The Houzez theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 3.2.4. This is due to the houzez_ajax_password_reset function not properly verifying a user's identity prior to reseting a password. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to gain administrative access to vulnerable sites.
Exploits & references
Proof-of-concept & detection
No public proof-of-concept or detection template is known for this vulnerability.
Advisories & patches
- Advisorywordfence.com
Related CVEs
More in Houzez
All 17| Severity | Vulnerability | CVE | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium6.1 | Reflected Cross-Site Scripting ≤4.4.0Update to 4.4.1 | CVE-2026-96339 | |
| Medium6.3 | Authenticated (Subscriber+) PHP Object Injection via Saved Search ≤4.1.6Update to 4.1.7 | CVE-2025-9191 | |
| Medium6.1 | Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via SVG File Upload ≤4.1.6Update to 4.1.7 | CVE-2025-9163 | |
| High8.1 | Unauthenticated Local File Inclusion <4.2.0Update to 4.2.0 | CVE-2025-62053 | |
| Medium6.1 | Reflected Cross-Site Scripting ≤4.1.1Update to 4.1.4 | CVE-2025-49407 |
- Medium6.1Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
≤4.4.0Update to 4.4.1
- Medium6.3Authenticated (Subscriber+) PHP Object Injection via Saved Search
≤4.1.6Update to 4.1.7
- Medium6.1Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via SVG File Upload
≤4.1.6Update to 4.1.7
- High8.1Unauthenticated Local File Inclusion
<4.2.0Update to 4.2.0
- Medium6.1Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
≤4.1.1Update to 4.1.4
Timeline
CVE published
Severity high, CVSS 8.8
Record last updated
Sources & licenses
Wordfence record- Vulnerability data
- Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. Licensed under the CC BY-SA 4.0.
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