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CVE-2024-1771

Total <= 2.1.59 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Sections Update

Published: Mar 6, 2024Updated: Mar 11, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-862
5.3MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 67.7%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

The Total theme for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the total_order_sections() function in all versions up to, and including, 2.1.59. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to repeat sections on the homepage.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:LA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:LIntegrity
Low
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-862

Affected Products

Totalhashthemes
Mixed
Web & CMS Plugins / wordpress-theme
totalhashthemes
Mixed
Web & CMS Plugins / wordpress-theme
hashthemescommercialWeb & CMS Pluginsaka hashthemes

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
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References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/26b64ae3-5839-47d5-9c65-7c595bb18e6c?source=cve
wordfence.com
https://themes.trac.wordpress.org/browser/total/2.1.59/inc/customizer/customizer-functions.php#L112
themes.trac.wordpress.org
https://themes.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=219020%40total%2F2.1.60&old=216973%40total%2F2.1.59
themes.trac.wordpress.org

Timeline

Published
Mar 6, 2024
Last Updated
Mar 11, 2025

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