CVE-2024-12296 HIGH

CVE-2024-12296: Apus Framework <= 2.4 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Options Update in import_page_options

Vendor Apustheme
Product Apus Framework
Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization
Published February 12, 2025
Last update April 8, 2026

CVSS base score

8.8/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

The Apus Framework plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data that can lead to privilege escalation due to a missing capability check on the 'import_page_options' function in all versions up to, and including, 2.4. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to update arbitrary options on the WordPress site. This can be leveraged to update the default role for registration to administrator and enable user registration for attackers to gain administrative user access to a vulnerable site. NOTE: This vulnerability was partially fixed in version 2.4.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

February 12, 2025 CVE published
April 8, 2026 Record updated

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