FotawpWordPress extension · Cozythemes
CVE-2024-43980
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 Fota WP allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Fota WP: from n/a through 1.4.1.
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 confidenceMissing Authorization vulnerability in CozyThemes Fota WP WordPress plugin allows unauthenticated or unauthorized users to access functionality they should not have access to due to incorrectly configured access control security levels. The critical severity (9.8) indicates this is easily exploitable and likely permits administrative or privileged actions without proper authentication.
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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
FotawpWordPress extension
< 1.4.2CVSS 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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Locate the Fota WP plugin installationCheck your WordPress installation at wp-content/plugins/ for a folder named 'fota-wp' or similar CozyThemes plugin directoriesAffected if The plugin folder exists in the plugins directory
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Identify installed plugin versionOpen the main plugin PHP file (often named similarly to the folder) and look for the version comment in the plugin header, or check readme.txt for the Version fieldAffected if The version listed is below 1.4.2 (e.g., 1.4.1, 1.4.0, or earlier)
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Confirm plugin is activeIn WordPress admin dashboard, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and verify the CozyThemes Fota WP plugin shows as ActiveAffected if The plugin is active and the version is below 1.4.2
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Test for unauthorized access exposureIf you have access to site logs or can safely test, issue a direct POST/GET request to common plugin AJAX endpoints (wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=fota*) without authentication credentials and observe the responseAffected if The plugin responds to unauthenticated requests with successful administrative actions or data that should require authorization
You are affected if the CozyThemes Fota WP plugin is installed, active, and running at a version lower than 1.4.2, as this version range contains the missing authorization vulnerability allowing unauthenticated access.
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 · scoped1.4.2
Update Fota WP plugin to the latest version when available. If no patch exists, disable the plugin immediately and seek an alternative solution. Consider implementing proper capability checks and nonce verification on all sensitive plugin functions.
1.4.2
- Update Fotawp theme to version 1.4.2 or later via WordPress admin dashboard (Appearance > Themes)
- Alternatively, update via FTP by uploading the new theme files to wp-content/themes/fotawp/
- Verify the update was successful by checking the theme version in Appearance > Themes
- If using a child theme, ensure it remains compatible with the parent theme version 1.4.2
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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Scoped from the published advisory
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- Review / QA3.0 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.
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- 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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