BuilderWordPress extension · Themify

CVE-2024-24872

HIGH · 8.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-02-21
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 7.0.6 or later.
See remediation →
95/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Themify Themify Builder.This issue affects Themify Builder: from n/a through 7.0.5.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Themify Builder plugin allows attackers to trick authenticated users into performing unintended actions by forcing their browser to send malicious requests. The vulnerability affects versions up to and including 7.0.5 of the Themify Builder WordPress plugin. An attacker could potentially exploit this to modify site content or settings without the user's consent.

MitigationUpdate Themify Builder to the latest patched version when available, and implement anti-CSRF tokens on all state-changing operations within the plugin.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
BuilderWordPress extension
Affected:< 7.0.6

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Verify Themify Builder plugin is installed
    Log into WordPress admin and navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins, or use WP-CLI: wp plugin list --name=themify-builder
    Affected if The plugin appears in the list of installed plugins
  2. Check installed Themify Builder version
    In WordPress admin, find Themify Builder in the plugin list and note the version number displayed under the plugin name. Alternatively, check the plugin main PHP file header for 'Version:' comment, typically in themify-builder/themify-builder.php
    Affected if Version is 7.0.5 or lower (any version below 7.0.6)
  3. Confirm plugin is active
    In WordPress admin > Plugins, verify the Themify Builder plugin shows as 'Active'
    Affected if Plugin is active and version is below 7.0.6

You are affected if Themify Builder is installed, active, and the installed version is any version below 7.0.6 (including 7.0.5).

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 7.0.6 or later
Fixed in 7.0.6
Interim mitigation

Update Themify Builder to the latest patched version when available, and implement anti-CSRF tokens on all state-changing operations within the plugin.

Recommended fix High confidence

7.0.6

  1. Log into the WordPress admin dashboard where Themify Builder is installed
  2. Navigate to the Themify Builder settings or plugins section
  3. Update Themify Builder to version 7.0.6 or later
  4. Verify the update was successful by checking the installed version
  5. Ensure the site functions correctly after the update

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Builder Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing2.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
9.0 hours of engineering $1,600
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.

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