CVE-2024-33686: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in Extend Themes Pathway
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Extend Themes Pathway, Extend Themes Hugo WP, Extend Themes Althea WP, Extend Themes Elevate WP, Extend Themes Brite, Extend Themes Colibri WP, Extend Themes Vertice.This issue affects Pathway: from n/a through 1.0.15; Hugo WP: from n/a through 1.0.8; Althea WP: from n/a through 1.0.13; Elevate WP: from n/a through 1.0.15; Brite: from n/a through 1.0.11; Colibri WP: from n/a through 1.0.94; Vertice: from n/a through 1.0.7.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CWE-862) in Extend Themes products is due to missing authorization controls, allowing users with lower privileges to perform actions without proper permission checks. It affects multiple themes and versions up to 1.0.15 for Pathway and similar versions for other themes. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 4.3 (medium), reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction, unchanged scope, no confidentiality or availability impact, but with integrity impact. No vendor advisory or patch information is currently available.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability could allow an attacker with low privileges to modify information or perform actions that should be restricted, impacting the integrity of the affected WordPress themes. There is no reported impact on confidentiality or availability. No known exploits have been observed in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, users should monitor for updates from Extend Themes and consider restricting access to users with minimal privileges to reduce risk.
CVE-2024-33686: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in Extend Themes Pathway
Description
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Extend Themes Pathway, Extend Themes Hugo WP, Extend Themes Althea WP, Extend Themes Elevate WP, Extend Themes Brite, Extend Themes Colibri WP, Extend Themes Vertice.This issue affects Pathway: from n/a through 1.0.15; Hugo WP: from n/a through 1.0.8; Althea WP: from n/a through 1.0.13; Elevate WP: from n/a through 1.0.15; Brite: from n/a through 1.0.11; Colibri WP: from n/a through 1.0.94; Vertice: from n/a through 1.0.7.
CVSS v3.1
Score 4.3medium
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CWE-862) in Extend Themes products is due to missing authorization controls, allowing users with lower privileges to perform actions without proper permission checks. It affects multiple themes and versions up to 1.0.15 for Pathway and similar versions for other themes. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 4.3 (medium), reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction, unchanged scope, no confidentiality or availability impact, but with integrity impact. No vendor advisory or patch information is currently available.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability could allow an attacker with low privileges to modify information or perform actions that should be restricted, impacting the integrity of the affected WordPress themes. There is no reported impact on confidentiality or availability. No known exploits have been observed in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, users should monitor for updates from Extend Themes and consider restricting access to users with minimal privileges to reduce risk.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Patchstack
- Date Reserved
- 2024-04-26T07:21:38.451Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 69f16553cbff5d86104acfe7
Added to database: 4/29/2026, 1:56:35 AM
Last enriched: 4/29/2026, 3:03:44 AM
Last updated: 6/13/2026, 3:20:45 AM
Views: 38
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