CVE-2021-24158: themeisle orbit_fox Improper Privilege Management

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2021-24158 is a critical (CVSS 9.9) Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in themeisle orbit_fox. EPSS estimates a 0.90% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 59% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded. Fixed in 2.10.3.

Timeline

1. 05-04-2021
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 03-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Orbit Fox by ThemeIsle has a feature to add a registration form to both the Elementor and Beaver Builder page builders functionality. As part of the registration form, administrators can choose which role to set as the default for users upon registration. This field is hidden from view for lower-level users, however, they can still supply the user_role parameter to update the default role for registration.

• CWE-269Improper Privilege ManagementThe product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.