Hello AgencyWordPress extension · Cozythemes
CVE-2024-43341
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 CozyThemes Hello Agency allows Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs.This issue affects Hello Agency: from n/a through 1.0.5.
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 confidenceThe CozyThemes Hello Agency WordPress theme versions through 1.0.5 contain a missing authorization vulnerability that allows attackers to access functionality that should be restricted by access control lists (ACLs), potentially enabling unauthorized administrative actions or data access.
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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
Hello AgencyWordPress extension
< 1.0.6CVSS 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 Hello Agency theme is installedNavigate to Appearance > Themes in WordPress admin and verify 'Hello Agency' by CozyThemes appears in the themes list. Note whether it is the active theme.Affected if Hello Agency theme is installed and active on the WordPress site
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Check installed theme versionIn the WordPress themes admin page, click on Hello Agency theme details to view the version number. Compare against the vulnerable range: versions prior to 1.0.6 are affected.Affected if Installed version is less than 1.0.6
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Identify theme AJAX handlersAccess the theme files via wp-content/themes/hello-agency/ and search for add_action calls with 'wp_ajax' or 'wp_ajax_nopriv' to locate all AJAX endpoints. List each endpoint URL and its associated PHP handler file.Affected if Any AJAX endpoints exist that handle sensitive operations (user data, settings, content modifications)
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Verify authorization checks on AJAX handlersOpen each PHP file containing AJAX handlers identified in step 3. Inspect each handler function for presence of current_user_can() capability checks and wp_verify_nonce() or check_ajax_referer() nonce validation before executing sensitive operations.Affected if Any AJAX handler lacks both capability checks and nonce validation, or lacks capability checks entirely for sensitive operations
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Inspect theme customizer and settings endpointsExamine theme files for functions hooked to customize_register, admin_init, or init that handle theme settings, options, or user-submitted data. Verify these functions include current_user_can('manage_options') or equivalent authorization checks.Affected if Settings or options update functions lack proper capability checks, allowing unauthorized modifications
A site is affected if Hello Agency theme version is below 1.0.6 AND any theme functionality handling sensitive data or privileged operations lacks capability checks and nonce validation.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
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dbcve · scoped1.0.6
Implement proper role-based access control (RBAC) and authorization checks on all sensitive theme endpoints and functions, and update to the latest patched version when available.
Hello Agency version 1.0.6
- 1. Backup your WordPress site before making any changes
- 2. Navigate to your WordPress dashboard under Appearance > Themes
- 3. Locate the Hello Agency theme
- 4. If an update to version 1.0.6 is available through the WordPress theme repository or your theme provider, update to that version
- 5. Alternatively, download Hello Agency version 1.0.6 from the official CozyThemes source and upload via WordPress theme uploader
- 6. Verify the theme version after update to confirm 1.0.6 is installed
- 7. Test that all administrative functionality works as expected
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
Fix this in Hello Agency
Scoped from the published advisory
- Consultation4.0 h
- Implementation8.0 h
- Testing6.0 h
- Review / QA4.0 h
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