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Missing AuthorizationWeakness · CWE-862

CVE-2024-56244

MEDIUM · 5.4 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-01-02
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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60/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable 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 WP Royal Ashe Extra ashe-extra allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Ashe Extra: from n/a through <= 1.2.92.

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

Missing Authorization vulnerability in the WP Royal Ashe Extra WordPress theme allows attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels. The issue affects versions up to and including 1.2.92, where certain functionality lacks proper authentication or capability checks before executing privileged operations. With a CVSS score of 5.4, this is exploitable over the network and can lead to unauthorized administrative actions.

MitigationUpdate Ashe Extra to the latest version (above 1.2.92) which should include proper authorization checks; alternatively, restrict access to the theme's admin functions at the server level until the patch is applied.

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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
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

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. Check installed Ashe Extra theme version
    Locate the theme's style.css file in wp-content/themes/ashe-extra/ and look for the 'Version:' header in the theme comment block, or check the theme version displayed in WordPress admin under Appearance > Themes
    Affected if The version listed is 1.2.92 or lower (any version up to and including 1.2.92)
  2. Verify WordPress admin access controls
    Attempt to access wp-admin or check if the site uses a membership plugin or custom endpoints that might expose theme-related functionality
    Affected if Unauthenticated or low-privilege users can reach admin functions or theme-specific AJAX endpoints that should require authentication
  3. Inspect theme functions for capability checks
    Review the theme's functions.php file for any add_action or add_filter hooks related to admin operations, specifically looking for missing current_user_can() or wp_verify_nonce() calls
    Affected if Hooks handling privileged operations (user management, settings changes, content creation) lack proper capability or nonce verification

You are affected if the Ashe Extra theme version is 1.2.92 or lower AND the theme's admin-related functionality is accessible without proper authentication or authorization checks.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Update Ashe Extra to the latest version (above 1.2.92) which should include proper authorization checks; alternatively, restrict access to the theme's admin functions at the server level until the patch is applied.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation3.0 h
  • Implementation6.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
14.0 hours of engineering $2,490
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