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Clean RetinaWordPress extension · Themehorse

CVE-2024-50436

HIGH · 8.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-10-28
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 3.0.7 or later.
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95/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges

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
Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in themehorse Clean Retina clean-retina.This issue affects Clean Retina: from n/a through <= 3.0.6.

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 confidence

Remote File Inclusion (RFI) vulnerability in the Clean Retina WordPress theme allows attackers to include remote malicious files via improper control of filename in PHP include/require statements. The vulnerability stems from insufficient validation of user-supplied input used in dynamic file inclusion functions.

MitigationUpdate Clean Retina theme to the latest patched version; if no patch is available, audit and sanitize all include/require statements to validate and whitelist allowed file paths, or remove the theme entirely.

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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
Clean RetinaWordPress extension
Affected:< 3.0.7

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
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/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. Locate Clean Retina theme files
    Check your WordPress installation's wp-content/themes/ directory for a folder named 'clean-retina' or similar. Use command: ls -la wp-content/themes/ | grep -i retina
    Affected if The Clean Retina theme folder exists in the themes directory
  2. Identify installed theme version
    Open the theme's style.css file in the clean-retina folder and look for the 'Version:' header in the file comment block at the top. Alternatively, go to WordPress Admin > Appearance > Themes and click on Clean Retina to view its details.
    Affected if Version number displayed is less than 3.0.7 (e.g., 3.0.6, 3.0.5, etc.)
  3. Inspect include/require statements
    Search theme PHP files for dynamic include/require statements that use user input: grep -rn "include\|require" --include="*.php" wp-content/themes/clean-retina/ | grep -E '\$_GET|\$_POST|\$_REQUEST'
    Affected if Any include or require statements directly use parameters from $_GET, $_POST, or $_REQUEST without sanitization

You are affected if the Clean Retina theme is installed with a version lower than 3.0.7 and the theme contains vulnerable include/require logic using unsanitized user input.

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 3.0.7 or later
Fixed in 3.0.7
Interim mitigation

Update Clean Retina theme to the latest patched version; if no patch is available, audit and sanitize all include/require statements to validate and whitelist allowed file paths, or remove the theme entirely.

Recommended fix Moderate confidence

Clean Retina 3.0.7

  1. 1. Backup your current WordPress site and database before making any changes
  2. 2. Navigate to Appearance > Themes in your WordPress admin dashboard
  3. 3. If you have Clean Retina theme active, activate a different theme temporarily
  4. 4. Delete the Clean Retina theme from your WordPress installation
  5. 5. Download Clean Retina version 3.0.7 from a trusted source (official WordPress theme repository or themehorse.com)
  6. 6. Upload and install Clean Retina version 3.0.7 through Appearance > Themes > Add New > Upload Theme
  7. 7. Activate Clean Retina version 3.0.7
  8. 8. Verify the theme is running at version 3.0.7 in the theme details panel

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

Fix this in Clean Retina Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing2.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
9.0 hours of engineering $1,600
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