XstoreWordPress extension · 8theme
CVE-2024-33561
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 · uneditedMissing Authorization vulnerability in 8theme XStore.This issue affects XStore: from n/a through 9.3.8.
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 confidenceA Missing Authorization vulnerability in the 8theme XStore WordPress theme allows unauthenticated or unauthorized users to access sensitive functionality or perform actions they should not have permission to perform. The CVSS 9.8 score indicates this can be exploited remotely with no user interaction and likely leads to full system compromise.
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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
XstoreWordPress extension
< 9.3.9CVSS 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
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify XStore theme is installedNavigate to WordPress admin dashboard > Appearance > Themes and check if the XStore theme appears in the theme listAffected if XStore theme is present in the themes directory regardless of active/inactive status
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Identify installed XStore versionView the XStore theme details in WordPress admin (click on the theme thumbnail > Theme Details) or inspect the style.css file in wp-content/themes/xstore/ and look for the Version: field in the theme header commentAffected if The version number displayed is below 9.3.9 (for example, 9.3.8, 9.2.0, etc.)
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Confirm the vulnerability trigger conditionSince this is a Missing Authorization vulnerability, the flaw exists when certain theme functionality or AJAX endpoints are accessible without authentication. Test by attempting to access common XStore AJAX actions (such as those in /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php or direct theme files in the includes/ folder) without providing valid WordPress credentialsAffected if The theme responds to requests for sensitive functionality without requiring authentication or user session validation
If XStore theme version is below 9.3.9, the environment is affected by this authorization bypass vulnerability and should be updated immediately.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
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 · scoped9.3.9
Update XStore to the latest patched version as soon as available. If no patch exists, restrict access to affected endpoints via server-level configuration or temporarily disable the theme until remediation is possible.
9.3.9
- Upgrade Xstore theme/plugin to version 9.3.9 or later
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
Fix this in Xstore
Scoped from the published advisory
- Consultation4.0 h
- Implementation12.0 h
- Testing6.0 h
- Review / QA3.0 h
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