WofficeWordPress extension · Xtendify
CVE-2024-43153
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 · uneditedIncorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in WofficeIO Woffice woffice.This issue affects Woffice: from n/a through <= 5.4.10.
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 confidenceThis is an Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in the Woffice WordPress theme. The vulnerability allows authenticated users (typically low-privileged users) to perform actions or access resources that should be restricted to administrators or higher-privileged roles, effectively enabling privilege escalation.
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
WofficeWordPress extension
< 5.4.12CVSS 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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Confirm Woffice theme is installedNavigate to Appearance > Themes in WordPress admin dashboard and verify the Woffice theme is activeAffected if Woffice theme is installed and active
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Identify installed Woffice versionCheck the theme style.css file or the WordPress themes page for the version number. The version is typically listed in the theme header.Affected if Version is less than 5.4.12 (e.g., 5.4.10, 5.4.11, or any version below 5.4.12)
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Audit user accounts for unauthorized privilege escalationGo to Users > All Users in WordPress admin and review all user accounts, checking if any non-administrator accounts have been granted administrative capabilities or roles they should not possessAffected if Any low-privileged user (subscriber, contributor, author, editor) has administrative capabilities or an administrator role they were not assigned
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Check for unexpected administrator accountsReview the user list for administrator accounts that you did not create, particularly accounts created recently or by other usersAffected if Unrecognized administrator accounts exist in the system
If Woffice theme version is below 5.4.12 AND any low-privileged authenticated user has gained administrative capabilities or unauthorized access, the environment is affected by this privilege escalation vulnerability.
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 · scoped5.4.12
Apply the vendor patch/updated version of Woffice (>=5.4.11) when released, and audit all user role and capability checks throughout the theme to ensure proper authorization enforcement on sensitive functions and administrative endpoints.
5.4.12
- Backup the entire WordPress site, including database and files
- Download Woffice version 5.4.12 from the official source (WofficeIO marketplace or theme provider)
- Navigate to WordPress admin dashboard > Appearance > Themes
- Deactivate the current Woffice theme or replace it with another active theme temporarily
- Delete the existing Woffice theme
- Install the Woffice 5.4.12 theme zip file
- Activate the new Woffice 5.4.12 theme
- Verify the site functionality and check that the theme is running version 5.4.12
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
Fix this in Woffice
Scoped from the published advisory
- Consultation3.0 h
- Implementation6.0 h
- Testing3.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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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.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-43153 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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