Name: CVE-2024-13423: Missing Authorization
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2025-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2024-13423, CVSS 5.3, EPSS 0.00335

The Sparkling theme for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized plugin activation/deactivation due to a missing capability check on the 'sparkling_activate_plugin' and 'sparkling_deactivate_plugin' functions in versions up to, and including, 2.4.9. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to activate/deactivate arbitrary plugins.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.3
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Sparkling Theme	—	Update sparkling theme to version 2.4.10, or a newer patched version	Dec 8, 2025	Mar 4, 2025

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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