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RevivenewsWordPress extension · Cozythemes

CVE-2024-43974

CRITICAL · 9.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-11-01
Fix available
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

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
Missing Authorization vulnerability in CozyThemes ReviveNews allows Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs.This issue affects ReviveNews: from n/a through 1.0.2.

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 · high confidence

Missing Authorization vulnerability in CozyThemes ReviveNews theme (versions up to 1.0.2) allows unauthenticated attackers to access sensitive functionality that should be protected by access control lists. The CVSS 9.8 indicates this is remotely exploitable without authentication or privileges.

MitigationImplement proper capability checks and role-based access controls on all sensitive functions/endpoints in the theme. Until vendor patch is available, consider restricting access at the web server level or disabling the affected functionality.

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
RevivenewsWordPress extension
Affected:< 1.0.3

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
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 checks

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

  1. Confirm ReviveNews theme is installed
    Check your WordPress themes directory for the Revivenews theme folder. In WordPress admin, go to Appearance > Themes to verify the theme is active or installed.
    Affected if The Revivenews theme by Cozythemes is present in the WordPress installation
  2. Identify installed theme version
    Open the style.css file in the Revivenews theme folder and look for the 'Version:' header in the file comments, or check the theme details in WordPress admin under Appearance > Themes.
    Affected if The version is 1.0.2 or lower (any version below 1.0.3)
  3. Locate sensitive endpoints or functions
    Review theme source code files (PHP files in the theme folder) for functions that handle sensitive operations such as data exports, user data access, settings modifications, or administrative actions. Look for PHP functions without capability checks or nonce validations.
    Affected if The theme contains functionality that lacks proper authorization checks and is accessible without authentication
  4. Test unauthenticated access to sensitive functions
    Attempt to access suspected sensitive endpoints or functions directly via HTTP requests without providing authentication credentials (cookies, tokens, or login). Common areas to test include AJAX handlers, form submissions, or API-like endpoints in the theme.
    Affected if Sensitive functionality responds successfully to unauthenticated requests without requiring login or valid capabilities

You are affected if the ReviveNews theme version is below 1.0.3 and sensitive functionality within the theme is accessible without authentication due to missing capability checks.

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 1.0.3 or later
Fixed in 1.0.3
Interim mitigation

Implement proper capability checks and role-based access controls on all sensitive functions/endpoints in the theme. Until vendor patch is available, consider restricting access at the web server level or disabling the affected functionality.

Recommended fix High confidence

1.0.3

  1. Update the Revivenews plugin to version 1.0.3 or later through the WordPress plugin dashboard, or download and install the latest version from the WordPress plugin repository

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

Fix this in Revivenews Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing4.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
18.0 hours of engineering $3,200
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